KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rebounded to open slightly higher against the US dollar ahead of the release of Malaysia’s advance fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025) gross domestic product (GDP) estimates later today. At 8 am, the local currency traded slightly higher at 4.0515/0600 against the dollar, compared with Thursday’s close of 4.0535/0595. At the opening, the ringgit traded higher against a basket of major currencies. The ringgit edged up versus the Singapore dollar to 3.1456/1524 from 3.1491/1540 and increased versus the Thai baht to 12.8967/9341 from 12.9096/9349 previously. It was flat vis-à-vis the Philippine peso at 6.81/6.83 and was little changed against the Indonesian rupiah to 239.7/240.4 from 239.9/240.3 at yesterday's close.

Source: The Star January 16, 2026 20:49 UTC