KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Monday as buying interest for the local note continued, backed by the encouraging economic growth data and the easing sentiment for the US dollar due to the latest inflation data, analysts said.
At 9 am, the local currency rose to 4.4430/4480 versus the greenback from Friday’s close of 4.4435/4455.
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