{
  "id": 11069741,
  "title": "Ringgit opens higher against major currencies, lower versus greenback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ringgit-opens-higher-against-major-currencies-lower-versus-greenback",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:44:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/10/1545101/ringgit-opens-higher-against-major-currencies-lower-versus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ringgit opened higher against a basket of major currencies but slightly lower against the US dollar on Thursday. At 8am, it edged down to 4.0790/4.0860 against the US dollar from Wednesday’s close of 4.0785/4.0820.\n\nAccording to Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam, also reported as Afzanizam Rashid by Free Malaysia Today, the US final gross domestic product for the second quarter of 2026 came in at 2.2 per cent, above the consensus estimate of 1.5 per cent. The US Dollar Index initially fell before recovering.\n\nThe ringgit is expected to trade between RM4.08 and RM4.09 today, ahead of the release of US non-farm payrolls data on Friday, according to Afzanizam, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ringgit opens higher against major currencies, slightly lower vs US dollar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ringgit-opens-higher-against-major-currencies-slightly-lower-vs-us",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}