# Ringgit ends marginally higher versus US dollar | FMT

> The ringgit closed marginally higher at 4.1130/1160 per dollar on 9 January, supported by buying into emerging currencies and firmer oil. Brent rose 1.82% to US$59.79 and WTI rose 2.15% to US$50.85.

- Date: 2019-01-09 · published 2019-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61352-ringgit-ends-marginally-higher-versus-us-dollar-fmt
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Routine currency wrap with a small move; oil gains support the ringgit but the change is too small to shift feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- freemalaysiatoday.com: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2019/01/09/ringgit-ends-marginally-higher-versus-us-dollar-2

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