Rupee settles lower against dollar on Friday

23 Dec 2022 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended marginally lower against dollar on Friday, amid steep losses in the domestic equity markets and firm crude oil prices. Traders were also concerned with RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth R Varma’s statement that India’s economic growth is now 'extremely fragile' and needs all the support that it can get, as private consumption and capital investment are yet to pick up. Varma further said out of the four engines of growth for the economy, exports and government spending supported the Indian economy through the pandemic, but other engines need to pick up the baton now. On the global front, the dollar was on the front foot on Friday as solid U.S. economic data reinforced the need for the Federal Reserve to stay on its aggressive monetary policy tightening path and further raised the odds of higher-for-longer rates.

Finally, the rupee ended at 82.84 (Provisional), weaker by 5 paise from its previous close of 82.79 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 82.88 and 82.77 respectively.

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