Rupee weakens a bit against dollar on Friday

11 Mar 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee pared most of its early losses but still weakened marginally against the American currency on Friday, due to fresh dollar demand from banks and importers. Traders were worried as a private brokerage firm sharply cut its India FY23 real GDP growth estimate to 7.9 per cent, mainly due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on oil prices. Some cautiousness also came with Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stating that India has been very good at managing its finances but the surge in global energy prices is going to have a negative impact on its economy. However, traders took some support with rating agency Crisil’s report that Indian economy is likely to grow by 7.8 per cent in 2022-23, mainly driven by the government’s drive to push infrastructure spending and likely increase in private capital expenditure. On the global front, euro steadied on Friday but was still set for weekly gains as the European Central Bank's announcement that it will phase out its stimulus lent support to the single currency.

Finally, the rupee ended at 76.44, weaker by 1 paise from its previous close of 76.43 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 76.72 and 76.27 respectively.

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