Rupee settles lower against greenback

05 May 2021 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended lower against the US dollar on Wednesday, on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks. Traders were worried as India's services sector activities eased to a three-month low in April, as the rise in business activity was constrained by the pandemic and sentiment towards growth prospects faded. The seasonally adjusted India Services Business Activity Index fell to 54 in April from 54.6 in March, the slowest increase in output in three months. However, downfall remained limited as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the central bank will continue to monitor the emerging COVID-19 situation and will deploy all resources and instruments at its command for citizens, business entities, and institutions beleaguered by the second wave. On the global front; dollar hit its highest in over two weeks on Wednesday, extending a rally as chatter about the possibility of higher U.S. interest rates and a sell-off in tech stocks soured risk sentiment to the benefit of the safe-haven currency.

Finally, the rupee ended 73.91, weaker by 6 paise from its previous close of 73.85 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.04 and 73.80 respectively.

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