Rupee appreciates against dollar on Friday

11 Nov 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended significantly higher against dollar on Friday, reversing Thursday's losses after softer-than-expected US inflation data raised hopes of less aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. Local investors cheered after State Bank of India has pencilled in lower current account deficit at 3 per cent for this fiscal as against the minimum consensus of 3.5 per cent, citing rising software exports, remittances and a likely $5-billion jump in forex reserves via swap deals. Traders paid no heed towards reports that Moody's slashed India's GDP growth projections for 2022 to 7 per cent from 7.7 per cent earlier as the global slowdown and rising domestic interest rates will dampen economic momentum. On the global front, dollar fell on Friday, extending losses from the previous day, when it posted its largest one-day drop in seven years after U.S. inflation came in lower than expected, making it less likely the Federal Reserve will keep aggressively raising rates.

Finally, the rupee ended at 80.78 (Provisional), stronger by 62 paise from its previous close of 81.40 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 80.99 and 80.58 respectively.

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