# Ringgit opens marginally higher against US dollar

> The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar as investors assessed global developments and the outlook for US interest rates. The article also reported that Brent crude and the US Dollar Index had declined after comments suggesting the Iran war could end.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T03:10:37.372Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90743-ringgit-opens-marginally-higher-against-us-dollar
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger ringgit can make imported feed ingredients cheaper in local-currency terms, but the reported change was marginal and provides little evidence of a durable price effect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- USDMYR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-07-30 | [Ringgit opens marginally higher against US dollar \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46328-ringgit-opens-marginally-higher-against-us-dollar-malay-mail.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-04-28 | [Ringgit Opens Higher Against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36679-ringgit-opens-higher-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2021-12-17 | [Ringgit opens lower against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43870-ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2020-04-30 | [Ringgit opens higher against USD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53929-ringgit-opens-higher-against-usd.md) | +0.7% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2019-11-12 | [Ringgit opens higher against US dollar on American bond yield concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56339-ringgit-opens-higher-against-us-dollar-on-american-bond-yield-concerns.md) | +0.0% | -0.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-09-18 | [Ringgit opens higher against US dollar as oil prices ease \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17729-ringgit-opens-higher-against-us-dollar-as-oil-prices-ease-the-star.md) | -0.3% | +5.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-06-01 | [Ringgit ends higher against US dollar on renewed risk appetite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19535-ringgit-ends-higher-against-us-dollar-on-renewed-risk-appetite.md) | +1.3% | -20.5% |
| BRENT | 2022-11-29 | [Ringgit retreats to open lower against US dollar \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38931-ringgit-retreats-to-open-lower-against-us-dollar-malay-mail.md) | -0.4% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- thesun.my: https://thesun.my/news/ringgit-opens-marginally-higher-against-us-dollar/

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