Ringgit opens higher against USD

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar in the early trading Friday on continued buying support for the local unit, dealers said.

At 9:09 am, the local unit was traded at 3.2760/2790 against the greenback from Thursday's close at 3.2900/2930.

The local note appreciated against the Singapore dollar to 2.5928/5956 from 2.6002/6028 yesterday and rose against the yen to 3.2080/2112 from 3.2226/2262 Thursday.

The domestic currency also improved to 5.4434/4490 from 5.4482/4545 versus the British pound yesterday and strengthened to 4.5019/5070 from 4.5277/5325 against the euro Thursday