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Ringgit opens lower against US dollar
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The ringgit declined against the US dollar this morning as investors anticipate the resumption of the trade war between the US and China, a dealer said.

At 9am, the ringgit was at 4.1620/1650 against the greenback from 4.1550/1600 at yesterday's close.

President Donald Trump reportedly told the media that he has no specific date for a restart in US-China trade talks.

“I have no deadline. My deadline is what’s up here,” while pointing to his head during a news conference at the White House yesterday.

At the opening, the ringgit, however, traded higher against a basket of major currencies.

It depreciated against the Singapore dollar to 3.0448/0475 from 3.0446/0492 at yesterday's close, appreciated versus the yen to 3.8352/8391 from 3.8376/8426 and strengthened against the euro to 4.6972/7027 from 4.7064/7137.

Vis-a-vis the pound, the local unit was better at 5.2820/2862 to 5.2922/2003 at the close.

- Bernama

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