Rupee ends weaker against greenback

18 Oct 2022 Evaluate

Rupee ended weaker against dollar on Tuesday on account of continued dollar demand from importers and banks. Traders were worried after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the huge edible oil and fertilisers import bill, which is putting pressure on the exchequer, saying it is time to work in mission mode to make India self-reliant and reduce import dependence. Modi said it was necessary to become ‘AatmaNirbhar’ or self-reliant because problems in the exporting countries directly hit import prices for India as happened after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. Traders overlooked RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma’s statement that ‘No doubt inflation will come down. Because we have done monetary policy tightening. That tightening will have its impact. The monetary policy takes, you know, five to six quarters to have its impact and cool prices’. On the global front, Sterling paused on Tuesday, after surging almost 2% the day before, as improved investor sentiment sent the safe haven U.S. dollar lower against major peers following the UK's dramatic U-turn on its fiscal plans.

Finally, the rupee ended at 82.37 (Provisional), weaker by 7 paisa from its previous close of 82.30 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 82.40 and 82.02 respectively.

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