Rupee settles 22 paise higher against dollar

03 Nov 2021 Evaluate

Continuing previous session gains, Indian rupee ended considerably higher on Wednesday due to selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Sentiments were upbeat as India’s service sector activity expanded in the month of October, with companies indicating that a notable pick-up in new business led to the fastest expansion in output in over a decade. As per the survey report, the seasonally adjusted Nikkei Services Business Activity Index stood at 58.4 in October from 55.2 in September. Adding more optimism, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar stated that the country’s economy is likely to grow by 10 per cent or more in the current fiscal (FY22), and going forward, once Indian economy out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will grow at 8 per cent plus in the next fiscal year (FY23). On the global front; sterling was broadly unchanged on Wednesday but within striking distance of its almost three-week lows versus the dollar and the euro ahead of crucial central bank policy meetings in Britain and the United States.

Finally, the rupee ended 74.46, stronger by 22 paise from its previous close of 74.68 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.64 and 74.46 respectively.

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