Rupee concludes lower against dollar

03 Feb 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended lower against dollar, on account of sustained dollar demand from importers and banks. Sentiments were down-beat as survey by IHS Markit showed India's dominant services sector growth slowed to six-month low in January as restrictions due to Omicron wave of Covid-19 cases and surging prices weighed on demand. The IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) slumped to 51.5 in January from 55.5 in December. Traders were also worried as domestic rating agency CRISIL estimated FY23 real GDP growth at 7.8 per cent as compared with the 8.5 per cent projected in the Economic Survey. Meanwhile, Piyush Goyal said India is on track to achieve the $400-billion export target in the current fiscal and is negotiating trade agreements with countries like the UAE, the EU and Canada. On the global front, sterling edged lower versus the dollar and was flat versus the euro as investors’ awaited Bank of England and European Central bank meetings, while a slump in tech stocks soured appetite for riskier currencies.

Finally, the rupee ended at 74.88 (Provisional), weaker by 5 paise from its previous close of 74.83 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.92 and 74.88 respectively.

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