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The ringgit opened weaker at 4.4830/4860 per US dollar on Thursday, against 4.4745/4780 at Tuesday's close. Brent crude fell 2.84% to US$96.49 per barrel as traders priced in weaker global growth and China's depressed factory activity.
A weaker ringgit raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced imports, while lower oil prices reduce the energy-driven pressure on feed costs.
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