Ringgit rises against US$ for third straight day


KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit remained strong against the US dollar for the third consecutive day today as the greenback continued to weaken despite the bullish United States (US) retail data, an analyst said.

At 9 am, the local currency appreciated to 4.1825/1850 versus the greenback from Wednesday's close of 4.1835/1855.

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