By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit held firm against the US dollar at the close on Monday as traders adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting starting tomorrow in the United States.
At 6 pm, the ringgit was almost unchanged at 4.1100/1145 versus the greenback compared to last Friday’s close of 4.1105/1140.
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the local note hovered within a tight range of RM4.1057 to RM4.1160 during the day as traders and investors awaited the outcome of the FOMC meeting on Dec 10. “It seems that a 25 basis points cut in the Fed funds rate is a foregone conclusion,” he told Bernama.
At the close, the ringgit trended higher against major currencies.
It climbed versus the British pound to 5.4729/4789 from 5.4859/4905 at last Friday’s close, strengthened against the euro to 4.7873/7926 from 4.7912/7953, and edged up vis-à-vis the Japanese yen to 2.6429/6460 from 2.6536/6561.
The local note also traded mostly higher against ASEAN currencies.
It gained versus the Singapore dollar to 3.1698/1735 from 3.1741/1773 at last Friday’s close, increased against the Indonesian rupiah to 246.1/246.5 from 246.8/247.2, and advanced vis-à-vis the Thai baht to 12.9006/9204 from 12.9054/9221 yesterday.
The ringgit, however, was unchanged against the Philippine peso at 6.97/6.98.
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