# Ringgit sole regional currency to strengthen against USD since Feb 26: BNM  | Scoop

> Bank Negara Malaysia said the ringgit was the only regional currency to strengthen against the US dollar, gaining 0.6% since February 26. Average daily FX volume rose to US$17.6 billion from US$15.5 billion a year earlier, driven partly by coordinated exporter and government-linked company flows.

- Date: 2024-04-08 · published 2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31020-ringgit-sole-regional-currency-to-strengthen-against-usd-since-feb-26-bnm-scoop
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer ringgit lowers the local cost of Malaysian palm oil exports priced in dollars and eases ringgit-denominated input costs. The effect on prices is modest and depends on whether the flows persist.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-07 | [Ringgit to remain weaker as US dollar strengthens against most currencies \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63779-ringgit-to-remain-weaker-as-us-dollar-strengthens-against-most-currencies.md) | +0.0% | +2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-30 | [Ringgit closes higher against major currencies \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24461-ringgit-closes-higher-against-major-currencies-the-star.md) | +2.5% | +5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-06 | [Ringgit falls to 2018 low as Asia currencies weaken \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63778-ringgit-falls-to-2018-low-as-asia-currencies-weaken-the-star.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-06-29 | [Report: Ringgit strongest currency in Asia \| Malaysiakini](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70757-report-ringgit-strongest-currency-in-asia-malaysiakini.md) | +3.1% | +4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-09-13 | [Expect US dollar to continue rising against ringgit, say economists \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63307-expect-us-dollar-to-continue-rising-against-ringgit-say-economists-fmt.md) | -1.7% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- scoop.my: https://www.scoop.my/news/186020/ringgit-sole-regional-currency-to-strengthen-against-usd-since-feb-26-bnm/

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