Malaysian Ringgit Opens Marginally Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar this morning as the greenback extended its weakness on the possibility of the US Federal Reserve raising interest rate on a gradual basis. This move resulted in more investors shifting their interest to emerging currencies, including the ringgit. At 9 am, the local note was traded at 4.4330/4360 against the greenback from Firday's close of 4.4340/4370. The ringgit, meanwhile, traded mixed against other major currencies. It eased against the Singapore dollar to 3.1669/1708 from 3.1638/1682 on Friday and versus the British pound, it rose to 5.4898/4944 from 5.4933/4983, previously. The local note edged up against the euro to 4.7664/7700 from Friday's close of 4.7767/7818, but it was lower against the Japanese yen at 3.9373/9403 from 3.9156/9196 on Friday. --BERNAMA