# Ringgit higher at opening, tracking higher crude oil prices | Malay Mail

> The ringgit opened higher against the dollar, tracking a rise in Brent crude to around $63.84 a barrel after Iran's foreign minister said Tehran would avoid conflict with the US. The rally followed the attack on Saudi facilities that temporarily shut 5.7 million bpd of output. The ringgit also gained against the Singapore dollar and yen.

- Date: 2019-09-20 · published 2019-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57342-ringgit-higher-at-opening-tracking-higher-crude-oil-prices-malay-mail
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crude supports Malaysia's oil-linked currency and palm oil's energy-linked demand, which can lift vegetable oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- USDMYR: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-08-25 | [Crude oil price traded higher on Tuesday morning. - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18009-crude-oil-price-traded-higher-on-tuesday-morning-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.5% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2018-07-02 | [What higher oil prices mean for OPEC and the U.S. \| Brookings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63956-what-higher-oil-prices-mean-for-opec-and-the-u-s-brookings.md) | -3.1% | -4.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-03 | [Oil prices turn higher for the year on risks to crude flow in the Middle East - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10030-oil-prices-turn-higher-for-the-year-on-risks-to-crude-flow-in-the-middle-east.md) | +3.3% | -2.0% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-12 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI, Brent rise as Israel braces for Iran attack](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30930-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-brent-rise-as-israel-braces-for-iran-attack.md) | -3.2% | -7.8% |
| BRENT | 2019-08-27 | [Crude Oil Prices Shrug off Trade Jitters Amid Deeper OPEC Output Cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57744-crude-oil-prices-shrug-off-trade-jitters-amid-deeper-opec-output-cuts.md) | +1.4% | +10.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-26 | [Palm and soybean oil prices rise in response to recovery in crude oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28878-palm-and-soybean-oil-prices-rise-in-response-to-recovery-in-crude-oil-prices.md) | +0.7% | +6.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-08 | [CO Futures Close Higher Amid Middle East Tensions, Crude Oil Rally – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7765-co-futures-close-higher-amid-middle-east-tensions-crude-oil-rally-mpoc.md) | -0.9% | +10.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-11 | [Crude oil surge likely to support palm prices \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15488-crude-oil-surge-likely-to-support-palm-prices-the-star.md) | +2.4% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2019/09/20/ringgit-higher-at-opening-tracking-higher-crude-oil-prices/1792444

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.