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  "id": 8911416,
  "title": "Ringgit rises against US dollar as market sentiment improves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ringgit-rises-against-us-dollar-as-market-sentiment-improves",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:15:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/09/21/ringgit-rises-against-us-dollar-as-market-sentiment-improves/236024"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Malaysian ringgit surged against the US dollar on Monday, buoyed by a boost in market sentiment and a dip in oil prices. At 6pm, the local currency rose to 4.0755/4.0800 against the greenback, up from Friday's close of 4.0795/0840. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid attributed the sentiment improvement to possible US President Donald Trump meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the UN General Assembly. He noted that this led to an appreciation of other emerging market currencies, including the ringgit. At the close, the ringgit traded mainly higher against a group of major currencies, strengthening against the euro, British pound, and Indonesian rupiah, while weakening against the Japanese yen and Singapore dollar.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The ringgit closed higher against the United States dollar on Monday amid improved market...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ringgit ends higher on improved market sentiment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ringgit-ends-higher-on-improved-market-sentiment",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ringgit ends higher against US dollar on improved market sentiment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ringgit-ends-higher-against-us-dollar-on-improved-market-sentiment",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:39:37.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}