Rupee settles lower against greenback

20 Jan 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weaker against the US dollar on Thursday amid heightened fears in anticipation of interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. Traders also got anxious with rating agency Icra’s statement that while there is some evidence of the economic recovery becoming broad-based in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, it is yet to attain the durability being sought by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) as a precursor to policy transmission. The agency expects the real GDP to expand 6-6.5 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of FY2022 (+8.4 per cent in Q2 FY2022. Some cautiousness also came with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its latest report stated that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 percent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated. It also said that the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in India weighed heavily on the country’s overall economic activities. On the global front, Sterling held close to a 23-month high against the euro and rose versus a weakening dollar on Thursday, still supported by expectations of UK interest rate rises.

Finally, the rupee ended 74.51 (Provisional), weaker by 7 paise from its previous close of 74.44 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.53 and 74.29 respectively.

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