The Malaysian ringgit weakened against the U.S. dollar ahead of European deals on Friday, after nation's producer prices declined notably at the beginning of the year.

Data from the Department of Statistics showed that the domestic producer price index fell 4.8 percent year-on-year in January and slipped 0.4 percent from the previous month. Producer prices for local production also plunged in January, it fell 7.0 percent from the previous year.

Against the greenback, the ringgit fell to a 2-day low of 3.6201 from an early high of 3.5973. At yesterday's close, the ringgit was trading at 3.5795 against the greenback.

If the ringgit extends its downtrend, it is likely to find support around the 3.66 area.

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