Investors driven away from riskier assets because of pandemic. FMTNews Covid19
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit retreated slightly from yesterday’s gains to trade moderately lower against the US dollar in the early session today as heightened concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic drove investors away from riskier assets, dealers said.
As at 9.25am, the local currency eased to 4.2450/2500 against the greenback from 4.2300/2350 at yesterday’s close. The World Health Organization last night declared the rapidly spreading virus outbreak a pandemic with the number of victims topping 121,000 as of last night.It rose against the Singapore dollar to 3.0400/0444 from yesterday’s close of 3.0425/0468 but decreased versus the Japanese yen to 4.0786/0846 from 4.0263/0322.
The local unit appreciated against the British pound to 5.4523/4600 from 5.4812/4894 but weakened vis-a-vis the euro to 4.7956/8017 from 4.7812/7877.
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