Stronger greenback puts ringgit under pressure


KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended weaker against the US dollar on Tuesday following a stronger-than-expected US monthly jobs data for June.

This has boosted the US Dollar Index (DXY) value to surpass 108 points, first time since October 2002.

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