KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its losses against the US dollar at the opening on Friday, as emerging market currencies continued to be hit by the strengthening greenback following the strong economic data from the world’s largest economy.
At 9.02 am, the ringgit declined 160 basis points (bps) to 4.1730/1780 from 4.1570/1590 at Wednesday’s close.
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