Rupee appreciates against dollar on Friday

03 May 2024 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended higher against the U.S. dollar on Friday tracking a weak American currency and retreating crude oil prices. Traders got support as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised its growth forecast for India by 40 basis points to 6.6 per cent for 2024-25, holding that buoyant public investment and improved business confidence are expected to propel India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Investors overlooked Reserve Bank's data showing that India's services exports declined 1.3 per cent in March to $30 billion while imports fell by 2.1 per cent to $16.61 billion. As per RBI's data on India's international trade in services, the trade surplus during March 2024 was $13.4 billion. On the global front, yen rose in Asian trade on Friday against major rivals, extending gains for the third straight session against the dollar.

Finally, the rupee ended at 83.45 (Provisional), up by 1 paisa from its previous close of 83.46 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.45 and 83.34 respectively.

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