Ringgit extends gains on short-term US weakness

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its gains against the US dollar to open higher today after the United States (US) economy started to show signs of short-term weakness, a dealer said.

At 9.04 am, the local note rose to 4.1460/1490 versus the greenback from Monday's close of 4.1530/1575.

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