# Ringgit falls against US dollar amid investor caution

> The ringgit weakened to 4.0565/0610 per US dollar as global investors turned cautious amid selling in semiconductor stocks. Analysts cited safe-haven demand for the US dollar and attention ahead of US payroll data; the ringgit strengthened against the euro and pound but recorded mixed moves against ASEAN currencies.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T06:10:20.801Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85546-ringgit-falls-against-us-dollar-amid-investor-caution
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Risk aversion can increase demand for the dollar and raise the local-currency cost of imported feed and agricultural inputs. The movement is a modest currency-market response, with no reported change in commodity supply.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-11-13 | [Ringgit ends lower against US dollar \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62311-ringgit-ends-lower-against-us-dollar-fmt.md) | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2025-06-01 | [Ringgit slips against US dollar as US Fed flags inflation worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24948-ringgit-slips-against-us-dollar-as-us-fed-flags-inflation-worries.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2024-10-28 | [Ahead of US election, ringgit closes lower against US dollar amid cautious sentiment \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28137-ahead-of-us-election-ringgit-closes-lower-against-us-dollar-amid-cautious.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2022-06-01 | [Ringgit opens lower against US dollar amid feats of accelerating inflation \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41235-ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar-amid-feats-of-accelerating-inflation.md) | +0.3% | +2.4% |
| DXY | 2022-10-31 | [Ringgit ends lower against US dollar \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39386-ringgit-ends-lower-against-us-dollar-malay-mail.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- finance.aseancoverage.com: https://finance.aseancoverage.com/news/ringgit-weakens-against-us-dollar-as-investors-turn-cautious/n4214

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