Rupee ended higher on Thursday as the greenback weakened in the overseas markets following signals that rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve were over. Traders got support as Asia Development Bank (ADB) said India’s economy would grow 6.7 per cent in Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24), raising the estimate from 6.3 per cent it made in September. The lender revised its estimate based on India’s higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth, of 7.6 per cent, in the second quarter of FY24. Investors overlooked report that India’s inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) rose 0.26 per cent in November from a year ago driven by the increase in prices of food articles, electricity, computer, electronics & optical products, motor vehicles, other transport equipment and other manufacturing etc. In October, the WPI inflation was - 0.52 per cent. On the global front, sterling was on the front foot against the dollar on Thursday ahead of a Bank of England meeting at which analysts expect rate-setters to push back on expectations of early cuts in 2024, a different stance from the Federal Reserve a day earlier.
Finally, the rupee ended at 83.32 (Provisional), stronger by 8 paise from its previous close of 83.40 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.35 and 83.27 respectively.
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