KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar today on cautious demand for the local currency, an analyst said.
At 9.15am, the local currency inched down to 4.0440/0500 against the greenback, from 4.0415/0445 at last Friday's close.
Meanwhile, the ringgit traded mixed against other major currencies.
It fell against the Singapore dollar to 3.0454/0511 from last Friday's close of 3.0451/0485, and weakened vis-a-vis the pound to 5.5342/5380 from 5.5231/5288.
The local note rose against the euro to 4.9195/9284 from 4.9197/9246 previously, and appreciated against the yen to 3.8948/9017 from 3.8984/8021.
- Bernama