Indian rupee settles higher against dollar

13 Oct 2021 Evaluate

Erasing previous sessions drubbing, Indian rupee ended stronger against dollar on Wednesday due to fresh selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Healthy gains in equity markets also supported rupee. Sentiments were upbeat as India’s Industrial production grew 11.9 per cent in August mainly due to a low-base effect. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had contracted by 7.1 per cent in August 2020. Also, Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to a five-month low of 4.35 per cent in September from 7.27 per cent in the year-ago period as prices of vegetables and other items declined. The CPI inflation was at 5.3 per cent in August. Previously, the CPI was low at 4.23 per cent in April 2021 supported traders’ sentiments. Meanwhile, IMF has said that India's economy, which contracted by 7.3 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to grow by 9.5 percent in 2021 and 8.5 percent in 2022. On the global front; dollar held near a one-year high versus major peers on Wednesday, amid rising expectations the Federal Reserve will announce a tapering of stimulus next month, potentially following with interest rate hikes by mid-2022.

Finally, the rupee ended 75.37, stronger by 15 paise from its previous close of 75.52 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 75.51 and 75.19 respectively.

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