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The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar on August 11 at 4.2920/2970, ahead of US inflation data. The decline matched other Asian emerging currencies weighed down by US-North Korea tensions, and the ringgit also weakened against the yen, euro and sterling.
A softer ringgit raises the local cost of imported feed inputs in Malaysia, but the move is routine and has little effect on global feed prices.
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