Rupee ends lower against greenback on Thursday

16 May 2024 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by unabated foreign fund outflows amid investors' weak appetite for riskier assets. Traders were cautious with a private report stating that the Reserve Bank of India may delay the expected policy interest rate cuts, but strong demand for bonds from long-term investors such as retirement funds and insurers will ensure that market interest rates are low, especially for the top-rated borrowers. On the global front, dollar skidded to multi-month lows on Thursday after U.S. core inflation hit its slowest in three years, pulling forward expectations for rate cuts in the world's biggest economy and drawing bets that the U.S. currency may have peaked, for now.

Finally, the rupee ended at 83.50 (Provisional), weaker by 4 paise from its previous close of 83.46 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.50 and 83.44 respectively.

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