Indian rupee ended higher against dollar on Wednesday after RBI raised the interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent. The move is expected to tackle inflation that has gone beyond the tolerance level. RBI retained its real GDP growth projection at 7.2 percent for the current fiscal year on the back of improvement in urban demand and gradual recovery in rural India. In another positive development, bank’s credit grew by 11.04 per cent to Rs 120.27 lakh crore and deposits up by 9.27 per cent to Rs 165.74 lakh crore in the fortnight ended May 20, 2022. However, gains remained capped as World Bank slashed its global growth forecast by 1.2 percentage points to 2.9% for 2022, warning that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has compounded the damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, with many countries likely to face recession. Also, weak domestic markets, rising oil prices and persistent foreign capital outflows restricted the rupee's gain. On the global front, euro hit a seven-year peak against the yen on Wednesday, getting a lift after an upward revision to first quarter growth and ahead of a European Central Bank meeting on Thursday that is likely to pave the way for rate hikes later in the year.
Finally, the rupee ended at 77.68 (Provisional), stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 77.78 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 77.79 and 77.64 respectively.
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