# Ringgit closes lower amid global market jitters and semiconductor sell-off

> The ringgit closed at 4.0565/0610 per US dollar, weaker than Thursday’s 4.0445/0490. Risk aversion amid semiconductor-sector selling and safe-haven demand for the dollar weighed on the currency.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T12:10:47.036Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83842-ringgit-closes-lower-amid-global-market-jitters-and-semiconductor-sell-off
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker ringgit raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced imported feed and agricultural commodities, all else equal. The article describes currency-market pressure rather than a change in physical commodity supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/11/06/ringgit-closes-lower-amid-global-market-jitters-and-semiconductor-sell-off/242239

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