Malaysian Ringgit Advances To 5-day High Against U.S. Dollar
March 24 2015 - 1:44AM
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The Malaysian ringgit strengthened against the U.S. dollar in
the Asian session on Tuesday.
In other economic news, data from the Department of Statistics
showed that the leading index for Malaysia fell by 0.3 percent
month-over-month to 119.6 in January from 119.9 in December. In
November, the reading was 119.3. On an annual basis, leading index
increased at a slower pace of 2.3 percent in January, following a
3.3 percent rise in the prior month.
The coincident index that indicates the current economic
activity rose slightly to 122.3 in January from 122.1 in December.
Yearly, the index climbed 2.2 percent in January, faster than
previous month's 1.9 percent climb.
Against the greenback, the ringgit rose to a 5-day high of
3.6606 from yesterday's closing value of 3.6815.
If the ringgit extends its uptrend, it is likely to find
resistance around the 3.55 region.
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