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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 6): According to Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) latest reports, Malaysia’s daily foreign currency (forex) turnover fell below US$6 billion (approximately RM24.93 billion) for the first time since February 2021, dropping dramatically to US$5.88 billion yesterday from US$9.81 billion last Friday.
The total was US$9.89 billion on Thursday, down from US$10.39 billion on Wednesday, according to the central bank.
According to BNM, the last time the country’s daily FX turnover fell below US$6 billion was on February 15, 2021, when it was US$5.37 billion, down from US$7.53 billion on February 11, 2021.
The central bank could not be reached quickly today to inquire about the cause of yesterday’s dramatic reduction in the country’s daily FX turnover.

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