KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar and other major currencies at the close on Monday, as the market reflected stabilising regional and global risk sentiment, which pushed the greenback to marginal softness amid easing safe-haven demand. At 6 pm, the local currency strengthened to 3.9260 /9310 against the greenback from last Friday's close of 3.9365/9410. At the time of writing, Brent Crude was 1.52 per cent higher at US$104.71 per barrel. The ringgit rose against the Japanese yen to 2.4639/4672 from 2.4683/4715 at last Friday's close, appreciated versus the British pound to 5.2008/2074 from 5.2214/2273, and strengthened vis-à-vis the euro to 4.4945/5002 from 4.5093/5144. It was firmer against the Singapore dollar at 3.0650/0692 from 3.0730/0767 at last Friday's close, bounced versus the Thai baht to 12.0644/0857 from 12.1862/2062, and edged up vis-à-vis the Indonesian rupiah to 230.9/231.3 from 232.1/232.5.

Source: The Star March 17, 2026 00:35 UTC