Ringgit opens slightly higher on renewed demand


KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly better against the US dollar today on renewed demand, despite the declining global oil prices and concerns over the dollar inflation, a trader said.

At 9 am, the local note stood at 4.1970/1990 versus the greenback from 4.2000/2030 at Wednesday’s close.

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