Ringgit retreats to close lower as US tariff court ruling boosts greenback


KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit retreated to close lower against the greenback on Thursday as the American dollar rallied after a US trade court blocked most of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports into the country.

At 6 pm, the local note fell to 4.2390/2475 versus the US dollar from Wednesday’s close of 4.2215/2275.

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