Indian rupee ended tad lower against dollar on account of sustained dollar demand from importers and banks. Traders were worried as ICRA Ratings said the economic growth may have slowed to 3.5 per cent in fourth quarter of 2021-22 from 5.4 per cent in the previous three-month period due to the impact of higher commodity prices on margins, decline in wheat yields and on higher base. However, downfall remain capped as India and US signed an Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) at Tokyo. It is a legal requirement for continuing US investment support. The pact would activate proposals worth $4 billion that are under consideration by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he is committed to making America's partnership with India among the closest on earth, saying there is so much that the two countries can and will do together. On the global front, euro rose to a one-month high on Tuesday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said interest rates in the eurozone will likely be in positive territory by the end of the third quarter.
Finally, the rupee ended at 77.57 (Provisional), weaker by 2 paise from its previous close of 77.55 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 77.67 and 77.51 respectively.
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