# Ringgit opens lower against US dollar » The Capital Post

> The ringgit opened slightly weaker at 4.1270/1320 per US dollar on April 19, against 4.1250/1290 at the prior Friday close. Traders were watching oil prices and China's waning credit impulse ahead of the Federal Reserve's April 28 meeting.

- Date: 2021-04-19 · published 2021-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47866-ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar-the-capital-post
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Routine currency moves of this size have little effect on feed import costs, though a weaker ringgit marginally raises the local cost of dollar-priced feed.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- capitalpost.com.my: https://www.capitalpost.com.my/ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar-5/

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