The Malaysian ringgit weakened against the U.S. dollar in the Asian session on Tuesday.

In economic news, data from the Department of Statistics showed that Malaysia's producer price index dropped 2.1 percent year-over-year in July, which was worse than the 1.3 percent decline in June. On a monthly basis, producer prices slid 0.9 percent from June, when it increased by 0.4 percent.

Against the greenback, the ringgit fell to a 6-day low of 4.0524 from an early high of 4.0362. At yesterday's close, the ringgit was trading at 4.0450 against the greenback.

If the ringgit extends its downtrend, it is likely to find support around the 4.10 area.

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