Ringgit ends lower vs US dollar on strong nonfarm payroll data
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar as the greenback strengthened following higher-than-expected US nonfarm payroll (NFP) data, said an analyst.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar as the greenback strengthened following higher-than-expected US nonfarm payroll (NFP) data, said an analyst.
For most of last week (ending April 5th), financial markets were worried about the upcoming employment report, and when markets fret, the indexes languish.
The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish the high-impact Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data on Friday at 12:30 GMT.
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