KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today and some other currencies due to mild support for the local currency, a dealer said. At 9 am, the local unit was quoted at 4.1880/1910 against the greenback from 4.1960/1000 recorded last Thursday. The local unit was also slightly higher versus the euro, which is facing political uncertainty in Germany. The local note rose against the yen to 3.7243/7273 from 3.7308/7353 on Thursday and strengthened versus the euro to 4.9963/0003 from 4.9987/9039. However, the local note fell to 3.1101/1132 versus the Singapore dollar from 3.1052/1090 and vis-a-vis the British pound, it declined to 5.6664/6717 from 5.6617/6679, previously.

Source: New Strait Times September 25, 2017 01:52 UTC