Rupee falls against dollar on Wednesday

01 Nov 2023 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended lower against dollar on Wednesday tracking a strong greenback against major rivals overseas and unabated foreign capital outflows. Traders were worried as India's manufacturing growth softened for the second straight month as demand eased, which alongside bigger increases in the cost of raw materials had an impact on business confidence. S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index showed factory activity dropped to an eight-month low of 55.5 in October from 57.5 in September. Besides, the output of eight key infrastructure industries - known as the core sector - slowed to a four-month low of 8.1 per cent in September, on the back of a high base and a slowdown in seven constituent sectors. On the global front, rouble reversed early losses to strengthen on Wednesday, heading back towards the three-month high hit in the previous session, supported by the Bank of Russia's tight monetary policy and exporters' forced sale of foreign currency revenues.

Finally, the rupee ended at 83.32 (Provisional), weaker by 8 paise from its previous close of 83.24 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.35 and 83.26 respectively.

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