Rupee settles lower against greenback

13 Jul 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Wednesday, on emergence of demand for the greenback from importers. Traders were worried amid a private report that the country's current account deficit is likely to touch $105 billion or 3 per cent of the GDP this fiscal, mainly due to continuously widening trade deficit. Some concern also came after private report lowered its India gross domestic product growth projection for 2023 by 70 basis points from 5.4% to 4.7% as economic recovery faces several headwinds. However, downfall remain capped as government data showed that India's factory output measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) posted a robust growth of 19.6 per cent in May 2022, sharply higher from 7.1 per cent recorded in the previous month. On the global front, euro edged higher, hovering just above parity with the dollar on Wednesday while traders focused on U.S. data due later in the session that is expected to show inflation at a 40-year high.

Finally, the rupee ended at 79.62 (provisional), weaker by 3 paisa from its previous close of 79.59 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 79.68 and 79.53 respectively.

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