Rupee settles lower against greenback

01 Feb 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Tuesday on the back of higher-than-expected borrowing in the next financial year. Investors were cautious after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government will borrow about Rs 11.6 lakh crore from the market in 2022-23 to meet its expenditure requirement. Further, the govt said fiscal deficit in 2021-22 will be 6.9 per cent of GDP and 6.4 per cent in 2022-23, and this also weighed on sentiments. Traders were also worried as Indian manufacturing activity fell in the month of January, but stayed above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction. As per the survey report, the Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) - a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance - eased to 54.0 in January from 55.5 in December. Meanwhile, digital rupee - using blockchain and other technologies - will be introduced by the central bank in 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today as she presented her fourth budget. On the global front, sterling rose for a third straight session to a week-high against the dollar on Tuesday as investors speculated the Bank of England could go beyond announcing another interest rate hike this week and set the path for further monetary tightening.

Finally, the rupee ended 74.82, weaker by 17 paise from its previous close of 74.65 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.87 and 74.41 respectively.

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