1.   Renewed weakness in the rupiah and baht pulled down other currencies in this region including the ringgit.

2.   Rashid added that, at the moment, there are excesses in speculation of South-East Asian currencies including the ringgit.

3.   THE greenback rose against Asean currency last week, including the ringgit, as investors reacted against the Indonesian budget.

4.   WEAK market sentiments and a continued bullish US dollar sentiment affected the regional currencies including the ringgit yesterday.