KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit edged higher against the US dollar at Monday’s close and was mixed against its ASEAN peers, supported by signs of Malaysia’s economic resilience after advance gross domestic product expanded a stronger-than-expected 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025. At 6 pm, the local currency inched up to 4.0520/0570 against the greenback from 4.0555/0605 at last Friday’s close. "This is particularly as Bank Negara Malaysia’s Monetary Policy Committee decision on Thursday will be closely watched,” he told Bernama. "Markets remain uneasy over the (US President) Trump administration’s economic policies, especially its continued use of import tariffs to pursue policy objectives,” he added. It declined against the Singapore dollar to 3.1521/1562 from 3.1479/1521 and slid versus the Thai baht to 12.9623/9845 from 12.9115/9332.
