KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The ringgit maintained its uptrend, climbing to the 4.37 level against the US dollar at today’s close as the greenback remained weak ahead of a key speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman at the Jackson Hole Symposium later this week.
At 6pm, the ringgit strengthened to 4.3780/3850 against the US dollar compared with 4.3805/3850 at the close yesterday. — Bernama