KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher in early trade against the US dollar today on mild demand for the local note.
At 9am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.2150/2200 against the greenback from 4.2250/2310 on Thursday.
A dealer, said, local sentiment had improved with the ongoing positive progress on the 1MDB issue.
On the global front, the dealer said investors are still cautious over the US dollar which fell in overnight trade, and ahead of crucial US jobs data to be released tonight.
They are also concerned over the hawkish comments by US Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen, that keeping interest rates at zero for too long would create a risk to the financial stability of the US economy.
The ringgit, meanwhile, traded mixed against other major currencies.
It eased against the Singapore dollar to 3.0189/0242 from 2.9941/9996 on Thursday and depreciated against the yen to 3.4355/4410 from 3.4211/4267.
It declined against the British pound to 6.3807/3895 from 6.3041/3152 and fell against the euro to 4.6045/6116 from 4.4675/4747.-- BERNAMA
According to Calvin Tan Research
Ringgit should strengthens for these reasons:
China buying Malaysian Bonds shore up support.
Sale of imdb power assets to China company for Rm17 Billions have further instilled confidence.
Bank Negara Zeti also stated that Ringgit is undervalue.
With favorable Funds turning positive on Malaysia like Templeton, Eastspring, Aberdeen and even Forbes calling Malaysia as Top 10 Buys for Emerging Market in Year 2016 should boost inflow of funds back to Klse.
Another Big positive is the Rush of FDI INTO MALAYSIA TO SET UP FACTORIES FOR THE ADVANTAGE OF MALAYSIA BEING ONE OF THE TWELVE TRANSPACIFIC PARTNERSHIP CHOSEN NATION. To export goods to USA JAPAN CANADA MEXICO AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS.
CALVIN TAN PREDICTS THAT RINGGIT WILL STRENGTHEN BELOW US1.00 to Rm40 not far away.
THE BEST CURRENCY BUY FOR YEAR 2016 Is THE RINGGIT.
AMONG TOP TEN PERFORMING BOURSE FOR YEAR 2016 WILL BE KLSE.
AND THE BEST PLACE IN MALAYSIA TO BUY LANDED PROPERTIES IS ISKANDAR.
SO STAY INVESTED.
2015-12-04 12:58
Strengthen?
Harvard57 bought HIBISCS RM 2.20 , still stucked there.
HIBISCS just rebounded 12%, but from RM 0.22... ha ah aha ha hahaaa
JOKE of the YEAR
2015-12-05 00:33
blackmarket
RINNGIT TARGET IN RM5 , I BELIEVE IT VERY SOON
2015-12-04 12:03