Rupee settled lower against dollar on Friday, tracking a muted trend in domestic equities and firm crude oil prices. Investors fretted about the potential for further Federal Reserve tightening and the effect on the economy. Besides, private report predicting that higher food prices likely nudged up India's annual retail inflation last month from a 12-month low in December, but it stayed within the Reserve Bank of India's targeted range for a third consecutive month. On the global front, the pound eased on Friday after data showed the UK economy ground to a halt in the final three months of 2022, avoiding a technical recession, but logging zero growth.
Finally, the rupee ended at 82.55 (Provisional), weaker by 4 paise from its previous close of 82.51 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 82.64 and 82.34 respectively.
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