Ringgit falls against US dollar ahead of FOMC meeting next week
At 9.02 am, the ringgit declined 160 basis points (bps) to 4.1730/1780 from 4.1570/1590 at Wednesday's close.
Fri Sep 17 2021
Ringgit declines further against US dollar
At 6 pm, the local unit was quoted at 4.2060/2090 against the greenback from Monday's close of 4.1950/1000.
Tue Sep 12 2017
Ringgit declines as China seen allowing weak yuan with new index
The ringgit dropped 0.7 percent to 4.3230 a dollar as of 10:21am in Kuala Lumpur, taking its loss this month to 1.4 percent.
Mon Dec 14 2015
Weak reserves spur ringgit's biggest quarterly loss since 1997
The ringgit fell for a sixth day and was down 0.9 percent at 4.4650 a dollar as of 10:01 a.m. in Kuala Lumpur, according to prices from local banks compiled by Bloomberg.
Tue Sep 29 2015
Ringgit decline worries Nazir Razak
CIMB group chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak today expressed his concern over the decline of Ringgit, which on Wednesday had weakened beyond 4 to the dollar for the first time since 1998.
Thu Aug 13 2015
Ringgit decline not surprising, says economist
On the falling ringgit, economist said, it was hard to see a sustained rebound until commodity prices turned back up.
Mon Jul 27 2015
Ringgit declines to its lowest level in five years
The ringgit declined 0.2 percent to 3.5647 after a recorded fall of 0.8 per cent to 3.5862.
Wed Jan 07 2015
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