Forex Ringgit Appreciates Against Dollar

December 22, 2009 by Prakash Dhawan
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untitledThe ringgit appreciated against the US dollar today on strong commercial buying, mostly spurred by interest in the local bourse, dealers said. At close, the local currency stood at 3.4310/4360 against the greenback compared with Monday’s close of 3.4340/4370. A dealer said stock market window-dressing activities was likely to boost profile stocks thus garnering interest from local and overseas investors.

The ringgit was traded within a narrow band of between 3.4350 and 3.4400 throughout the day. Meanwhile, the ringgit was mostly higher against other major currencies.The local currency appreciated against the Singapore dollar to 2.4397/4459 from 2.4427/4487 yesterday and firmed against the Japanese yen to 3.7555/7634 from 3.7904/7964 previously. It, however, declined against the euro to 4.9128/9217 from 4.9058/9143 on Monday but rose against the British pound to 5.5133/5227 from 5.5343/5431 previously.

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