11.   The depreciating ringgit is expected to favour stocks in the plantation,timber and the shipping industries but conversely affects stocks in thesteel, automobile and the finance industry.

12.   The depreciating ringgit and plunge in the KLSE haveadversely affected the balance sheets of many smaller Malaysian banks.

13.   The difficulty of controlling food inflation now is attributable largely to the depreciating ringgit.

14.   The forwarders said the cargo sub-committee in its letter cited the depreciating ringgit against the US as the main reason for imposing the MRAF.

15.   THE plight of Malaysian students abroad, caught in a bind by the depreciating ringgit, has stirred up swift action.