Indian rupee strengthened against the dollar on Thursday, tracking the broad weakness of the American currency in the overseas market. Sentiments were upbeat after India’s retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to a 15-month low of 5.66 per cent in March 2023 and came back to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) comfort level of 6 per cent. The CPI was 6.44 per cent in February 2023 and 6.95 per cent in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, India’s factory output growth measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose marginally to 5.6 per cent in February 2023 from 5.5 per cent in January 2023. On the global front, dollar fell to a two-month low on Thursday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed sharply in March, bolstering speculation the Federal Reserve's rate hiking campaign is either already finished or will be by May. As the dollar slipped, the euro rose to within a whisker of a one-year high, with traders betting the European Central Bank's (ECB) fight against inflation still has a way to go.
Finally, the rupee ended at 81.84 (Provisional), stronger by 27 paise from its previous close of 82.11 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 82.01 and 81.82 respectively.
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