Rupee ends marginally higher against US dollar on Monday

28 Aug 2023 Evaluate

The Indian rupee ended marginally higher against the US dollar on Monday amid some support from positive domestic equities and recovery in crude oil prices. Sentiments were positive with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that India's Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of this fiscal (Q1FY24) should be good and that the government's priority is to tame inflation, which has touched a 15-month high. She also said that green shoots of private capital expenditure upcycle can be palpably felt as the government's enhanced capital expenditure is now crowding in private sector investments. On the global front, the dollar slid from a 12-week peak on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further rate hikes. Russian rouble weakened on Monday despite the approach of a monthly deadline for tax payments that is usually supportive for the currency as large exporters appeared to have stocked up on roubles in advance.

Finally, the rupee ended at 82.63 (Provisional), up by 1 paisa from its previous close of 82.64 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 82.65 and 82.52 respectively.

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