Ringgit under pressure amid volatile market


KUALA LUMPUR: With no sign of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, the ringgit came under pressure to open lower against the US dollar on Friday.

At 9 am, the local currency fell to 4.7775/7830 against the greenback from Thursday’s close of 4.7680/7710.

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