Indian currency settles lower against greenback

18 Jul 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended considerably weak against dollar on Monday due to a surge in crude oil prices and unrelenting foreign fund outflows. Foreign investors continue to be cautious about the Indian equity market and have pulled out over Rs 7,400 crore this month so far amid sustained strengthening of the dollar and increasing concerns over a recession in the US. This comes following a net withdrawal of Rs 50,203 crore from equities in June. Meanwhile, RBI remained net buyer of the US currency in May, after it purchased $2.001 billion on net basis from the spot market. The RBI purchased $10.143 billion from the spot market and sold $8.142 billion. On the global front, euro firmed to a one-week high on Monday, benefiting from the dollar's retreat after several Federal Reserve officials signaled they did not favor stepping up the rate hiking pace.

Finally, the rupee ended at 79.98 (provisional), weaker by 16 paisa from its previous close of 79.82 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 80.00 and 79.72 respectively.

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