Rupee settles lower against greenback

18 Apr 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Monday, on emergence of demand for the greenback from importers. Sentiments were fragile as India’s March wholesale price index-based inflation rose to 14.55 per cent as compared to 13.11 per cent in last month. According to the data released by the industry department, the high rate of inflation in March 2022 was primarily due to rise in prices of crude petroleum and natural gas, mineral oils, basic metals, owing to disruption in global supply chain caused by Russia-Ukraine conflict. Additional pressure came in as World Bank said that introduction of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) could potentially pose risks to privacy, increase responsibilities of the central bank, and may also lead to currency substitution through cross-border transactions. On the global front, yen won a brief reprieve after hitting fresh two-decade lows from Japanese policymaker comments on Monday, even as holidays confined the U.S. dollar to narrow ranges against most other currencies.

Finally, the rupee ended at 76.26 (Provisional), weaker by 7 paise from its previous close of 76.19 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 76.43 and 76.20 respectively.

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