KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar on the first trading day of the week due to potential oil price gains resulting from rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The ringgit continued to tick higher for the seventh straight session ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) meeting on January 31 to February 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The ringgit ended the week on a positive note to close marginally higher versus the US dollar today supported by rising crude oil prices amid improving global risk sentiment, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The ringgit retreated from its gains last week to open lower against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed by a strengthening greenback and declining crude oil prices, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The ringgit regained some strength to open higher against the US dollar as the greenback's demand weakened amid expectations of an aggressive monetary policy stance by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in the third week this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Monday despite the firmer oil prices as the Russia-Ukraine conflict caused a meteoric rise in oil and other commodity prices, said an analyst.

REUTERS, March 1 — Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as concerns over potential supply disruption amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine outweighed talk of a coordinated global release of crude stocks to calm markets.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The ringgit has retreated from its gains over the past few days to open lower against the US dollar on Friday despite the weaker greenback, dragged down by the declining oil price, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 10 sen per litre, to RM2.97, from tomorrow (October 28) to November 3, said the Finance Ministry today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The ringgit opened easier against the greenback on Tuesday, on a lack of market catalysts, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The ringgit ended almost unchanged against the US dollar on Monday amid steady market sentiment and the rising oil price.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The ringgit finished the week easier against the US dollar on Friday as the country's new Covid-19 infections continued to rise, coupled with the declining oil prices, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Friday as the safe haven greenback advanced amidst ongoing concerns over the rising COVID-19 cases globally and better United States (US) initial jobless claims data, analysts said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The ringgit ended marginally lower against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by sentiment from the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy meeting, coupled with the declining oil price, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today due to easier oil prices and the strengthening greenback following the strong demand for the United States (US) Treasuries’ US$27 billion 20-year bond sale.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The ringgit ended marginally higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by rising oil price despite a record in daily new Covid-19 infections in the country, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 —  The ringgit closed marginally easier against the US dollar on Friday as buying sentiment for the local unit deteriorated after Malaysia reported its highest daily Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The ringgit weakened further against the US dollar at the opening today, as investors adopted a cautious stance due to the sharp increase in daily Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to above the 10,000 mark, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar despite the firmer crude oil price, as global concerns on the rising Covid-19 cases continue to trigger some safe-haven flows into the greenback.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The ringgit closed marginally lower against the US dollar today on lack of catalyst, despite the increase in crude oil prices.