Rupiah, ringgit bounce up but fundamentals remain poor
Gains put down to 'dead cat bounce' and short-covering
Kuala Lumpur
THE rupiah and the ringgit headed for their best weekly gains since 2001 and 1998 respectively as Indonesia and Malaysia benefited from rallying share markets, rebounding commodity prices and signs the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates this year.
The rupiah jumped 3.8 per cent to 13,371 a dollar as of 12.22pm in Jakarta, taking its advance this week to 9.5 per cent, prices from local banks show. The ringgit surged 2.9 per cent on Friday and 7.3 per cent since Oct 2 to 4.1165.
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