Rupee depreciates against dollar on first trading day of 2023

02 Jan 2023 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended lower against dollar on first trading day of 2023 with rising crude oil prices. Sentiments were downbeat as RBI data showed that India's forex reserves dropped by $691 million to $562.81 billion as of December 23, making it the second consecutive week of decline in the kitty. The overall reserves had dropped by $571 million to $563.499 billion in the previous reporting week, snapping a five-week trend of an increase in the kitty. Traders ignored Labour Bureau’s statement that retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 5.41 per cent in November 2022 as compared to 6.08 per cent in October 2022 and 4.84 per cent in November 2021 mainly due lower prices of certain food items. On the global front, dollar edged up on Monday, pulling away from recent six-month lows against a basket of major currencies, for now.

Finally, the rupee ended at 82.75 (Provisional), weaker by 14 paise from its previous close of 82.61 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 82.78 and 82.56 respectively.

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