At 8am, the ringgit strengthened to 4.1255/1395 versus the US dollar from Wednesday’s close of 4.1360/1385.

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Afzanizam Rashid said growing expectations of a US Federal Funds Rate cut in December were weighing on the greenback.

“Talk of the next US Federal Reserve chairman in 2026 also seems to support the US rate-cut narrative. As such, expect the ringgit to oscillate around RM4.12 to RM4.13 today,” he noted.

At the opening, the ringgit was mixed against a basket of major currencies.

It firmed against the yen to 2.6405/2.6496 from 2.6438/2.6456 at Wednesday’s close, weakened against the British pound to 5.4638/5.4824 from 5.4492/5.4525, and edged lower against the euro to 4.7864/4.8026 from 4.7862/4.7891.

The local note also traded higher against Asean currencies.

It rose against the Singapore dollar to 3.1823/3.1933 from 3.1847/3.1869 on Wednesday and strengthened against the Thai baht to 12.8022/12.8556 from 12.8308/12.8433.

It also appreciated against the Indonesian rupiah to 247.5/248.5 from 248.2/248.4 and was higher vis-à-vis the Philippine peso at 7.01/7.03 from 7.02/7.03 previously.