Indian rupee ended marginally higher against the US dollar on Friday amid an unabated inflow of foreign funds. Provisional data from the NSE showed that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 4,358.99 crore on December 28. Traders took some support with Assocham stating that India is likely to remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2024 on the back of strong consumer demand leading to a pick-up in investment across sectors such as construction, hospitality and infrastructure including railways and aviation. However, month-end dollar demand from importers and losses in domestic equity markets weighed on rupee. Some concern came as Shashanka Bhide, one of the three external members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), flagged a weak consumption demand as a key vulnerability for growth in the second half of the current fiscal as well as the next financial year. On the global front, the dollar edged higher on Friday but was still set to end 2023 with a loss, reversing two straight years of gains, dragged down by market expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could begin easing interest rates as early as March.
Finally, the rupee ended at 83.16 (Provisional), stronger by 4 paise from its previous close of 83.20 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.22 and 83.10 respectively.
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