Rupee ends higher against dollar on Tuesday

30 Jan 2024 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended higher against dollar on Tuesday despite muted trend in domestic equities. Traders took support with finance ministry’s statement that the India is expected to become the third-largest economy in the world with a GDP of $5 trillion in the next three years and touch $7 trillion by 2030 on the back of continued reforms. Besides, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda said that the agriculture sector in the country is making an important contribution to the economy and livelihood of crores of people. 54.6% of the country's workforce is engaged in agriculture and allied sectors’ activities. The share of agriculture sector in GDP is 18.6%, while the sown area is 139.3 million hectares, out of the total geographical area of the country. On the global front, euro edged lower on Tuesday after data showed the euro zone narrowly avoided a technical recession in the fourth quarter, while the U.S. dollar edged higher, as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision this week. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the 20 countries sharing the euro was flat in the fourth quarter against the previous three months, mainly thanks to strong growth in Spain and Portugal and a modest increase in Italy, while the German economy shrank in the final three months of 2023.

Finally, the rupee ended at 83.11 (Provisional), higher by 5 paise from its previous close of 83.16 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.15 and 83.10 respectively.

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