KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rebounded at the opening today on technical correction ahead of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) announcement.
At 9am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.1470/1500 versus the US dollar against 4.1560/1590 on Thursday.
Axi Trader Asia-Pacific market strategist Stephen Innes said traders would now look to Malaysia GDP print for monetary policy clues.
“But with the market singular focused on the trade talks, the GDP print may need to blow out the expectation to get a significant rise from the ringgit bulls,” he said in a statement today.
The local note was mixed against other major currencies.
The ringgit increased against the Singapore dollar to 3.0468/0501 from Thursday’s close of 3.0492/0532 and appreciated against the yen to 3.8186/8217 from 3.8269/8300.
However, it eased against the British pound to 5.3430/3473 from 5.3396/3451 and declined versus the euro to 4.5725/5762 from 4.5716/5757. — Bernama
