KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened almost flat against the US dollar today on lack of fresh buying interest, said a dealer. At 9.12 am, the ringgit was traded at 4.4220/4270 against the US dollar, compared with 4.4220/4260 on Thursday. The ringgit was also traded higher against a basket of major currencies. It rose against the British pound to 5.5346/5417 from 5.6142/6197 and appreciated against the euro to 4.7590/7661 from 4.7815/7872. The local unit increased against the Singapore dollar to 3.1306/1348 from 3.1375/1424 yesterday and went up against the yen to 3.9213/9274 from 3.9314/9367 on Thursday.

Source: New Strait Times February 03, 2017 01:52 UTC