Rupee ends considerably lower against greenback

06 May 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended considerably lower against dollar on Friday, on account of sustained dollar demand from importers and banks on worries that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike this week may not be enough to help fight surging inflation. Continuous foreign fund outflows and mixed corporate earnings results also impacted traders’ sentiments. So far this week, foreign investors have net sold Indian equities worth $635 million, compared with $881 million offloaded in the same period last week. Investors were worried as India Ratings said inflation, supply chain disruptions and a weak consumption demand could upset the revival in credit growth in the medium term. Massive sell off in Indian equity market also hit the rupee sentiment. On the global front, dollar index hovered near 20-year highs against major peers on Friday, as market sell-offs in the face of global recession fears propped up the safe-haven currency.

Finally, the rupee ended at 76.92 (Provisional), weaker by 57 paise from its previous close of 76.35 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 76.33 and 75.99 respectively.

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