KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar for the third day in a row as the risk-on appetite in markets was encouraged by the lower-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, while the recent jump in Malaysia’s industrial production index boosted market optimism.
At 6 pm, the local currency rose to 4.4445/4460 versus the greenback from Wednesday’s close of 4.4545/4570.
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