KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The ringgit opened slightly firmer against the US dollar on Monday, though sentiment stayed guarded as conflicting remarks from US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials left investors uncertain about the greenback’s near-term direction.

At 8am, the ringgit strengthened to 4.1435/1590 against the US dollar, up from last Friday’s close of 4.1460/1495.