Rupee expected to remain weak versus dollar. Near term range at 82.50-84.20

The Indian Rupee hit all-time lows of 83.4550 this week on a strong US Dollar and FII outflows. The Dollar index has strengthened 2.87% YTD while FII outflows stood at Rs 52,461 crores YTD. Elevated gold and crude oil prices due to heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and between Ukraine and Russia also pressurised the rupee. Another factor which dented the Rupee is falling Chinese Yuan which depreciated 2% in 2024 amid expectations of monetary easing by the world’s second largest economy.