The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today, dragged down by strong sentiment for the greenback, said a dealer.

At 9.10am, the local unit was quoted at 4.1950/2050 against the dollar from last Friday’s close of 4.1700/1800.

The dealer said the greenback rose following the stronger-than-expected US inflation and jobless claims data released last week.

The ringgit also traded easier against other major currencies.

It fell against the Singapore dollar to 3.0295/0390 from 3.0124/0215 on Friday and depreciated versus the yen to 3.5152/5250 from 3.4995/5094.

The local note weakened vis-a-vis the pound sterling to 6.4750/4921 from 6.4435/4610 and declined against the euro to 4.7706/7828 from 4.7371/7497 previously.

- Bernama