KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed lower today against the US dollar, as with other emerging currencies, as investors opted for the greenback on concerns over global economic prospects and ahead of US data later this week that may influence the interest rate outlook in the United States.
At 6 pm, the ringgit traded at 4.7280/7335 against the greenback, compared with last Friday's close of 4.7160/7210.
