Indian rupee appreciated against the US dollar on Friday as a decline in the U.S. dollar index supported investor sentiments. Traders took support as All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) for December 2024 eased to 5.01 per cent and 5.05 per cent from 5.35 per cent and 5.47 per cent, respectively, in November 2024. In the same month last year (December 2023), retail inflation for farm and rural workers was 7.71 per cent and 7.46 per cent, respectively. On the global front, ringgit jumped to its highest level against the US dollar on Friday after US president Donald Trump adopted a softer tone on China tariffs and signalled that he wanted lower interest rates.
Finally, the rupee ended at 86.22 (Provisional), appreciated by 22 paise from its previous close of 86.44 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 86.36 and 86.16 respectively.
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