Ringgit weakens against greenback as US politicians agree to raise debt ceiling

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit weakened against the US dollar in the early session on Monday amid the recent United States (US) debt ceiling impasse

At 9.01 am, the local note fell to 4.6160/6205 versus the greenback compared with Friday’s closing of 4.5970/6035.

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