How Much Is Rupee Likely to Fall In Coming Days Despite FPI Net Inflows? Experts Explain
News 18Despite foreign investments have reversed the outflow trend and saw net inflows since July after witnessing net outflows since October 2021, the Indian rupee is still falling to its record lows. In the current calendar year, the rupee has declined about nine per cent after plunging to all-time lows multiple times. Experts On Rupee Fall Vivek Iyer, partner and leader at Grant Thornton Bharat, said investors are unwinding their rupee positions and taking dollar positions as the US Federal Reserve last week raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points and India’s rate hike decision still impending, which is likely to be lower than the US at 50 basis points. Iyer added, “Additionally, the pace of interventions by the RBI has been less, given that the rate hike is just around the corner which is expected to reverse the currency losses the rupee is experiencing currently.” The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, on Monday rose 0.67 per cent to 113.94.