Ringgit rises as US$ index retreats


KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as the US Dollar Index (DXY) eased to 103.419 points from 103.900 points previously, despite stronger-than-expected US job openings, an economist said.  

At 8 am, the ringgit rose to 4.4095/4170 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.4100/4175.  

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