KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar this morning on weaker manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) flash estimates for advanced economies, said an analyst.
At 9 am, the local note rose to 4.6410/6455 against the greenback from 4.6575/6610 at Wednesday's close.
The latest manufacturing PMI prints for the United States (US), Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) remained below the 50-point demarcation line at 47.0, 43.7 and 42.7 points, respectively.