KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The ringgit is expected to trade within a tight range with an upward bias next week, between RM4.07 and RM4.09, following Malaysia’s higher-than-expected advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the third quarter of 2026 (3Q 2026).
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said Malaysia’s GDP growth, based on the advance estimate for 3Q 2026, came in higher than expected at 5.3 per cent.
“The latest figures suggest that the Malaysian economy remains fairly resilient, and it would not be surprising if full-year GDP growth comes in higher than the current projection of 4.8 to 5.3 per cent, with growth for the first nine months of 2026 (9M 2026) already at 5.5 per cent,” he told Bernama.
