Ringgit Rises On Moody's Positive Sovereign Credit Rating

By Danni Haizal Danial Donald

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar, bolstered by Moody’s recent positive rating on Malaysia’s sovereign credit rating, an analyst said.  

Ringgit Rises On Moody's Positive Sovereign Credit Rating

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar, bolstered by Moody’s recent positive rating on Malaysia’s sovereign credit rating, an analyst said.  

At 8 am, the ringgit strengthened to 4.3710/3790 against the greenback, compared to Friday's close of 4.3750/3800.  

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