# Why rupee breached 86 against US dollar: strengthening dollar, weak FII inflows

> The rupee breached 86 per dollar on January 13 as a strong dollar, higher crude oil prices and foreign equity selling weighed on the currency. Traders said the Reserve Bank of India had allowed the rupee to depreciate in the preceding days.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26786-why-rupee-breached-86-against-us-dollar-strengthening-dollar-weak-fii-inflows
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crude prices raise India's import bill and add to currency pressure, which increases the cost of imported feed ingredients. The dollar strength also weighs on dollar-priced grain markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2022-07-19 | [Indian Rupee Hits Weakest Level Ever Against the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40777-indian-rupee-hits-weakest-level-ever-against-the-dollar.md) | -4.9% | -12.1% |
| WTI | 2026-03-30 | [Indian Rupee gives up RBI-linked gains, slides back to all-time lows against US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20454-indian-rupee-gives-up-rbi-linked-gains-slides-back-to-all-time-lows-against-us.md) | +12.7% | -2.0% |
| WTI | 2018-07-05 | [Rupee All Time Low: Rupee Slumps To All-Time Closing Low Against U.S. Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64318-rupee-all-time-low-rupee-slumps-to-all-time-closing-low-against-u-s-dollar.md) | -5.0% | -7.8% |
| WTI | 2023-07-26 | [Rupee falls 13 paise to close at 82.01 against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35320-rupee-falls-13-paise-to-close-at-82-01-against-us-dollar.md) | +2.1% | +0.7% |
| WTI | 2018-11-01 | [Rupee dips further, hits new record closing low of 74.39 against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62813-rupee-dips-further-hits-new-record-closing-low-of-74-39-against-us-dollar.md) | -5.6% | -21.2% |
| DXY | 2022-12-27 | [USD to AUD Forecast: Why The US Dollar Is Strengthening Against The Australian Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38485-usd-to-aud-forecast-why-the-us-dollar-is-strengthening-against-the-australian.md) | +0.1% | -2.5% |
| DXY | 2024-10-25 | [US dollar forecast to continue strengthening against dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28167-us-dollar-forecast-to-continue-strengthening-against-dong.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| DXY | 2019-05-17 | [Why Rupee Breached 70 Levels Against USD This Week? \| Investing.com India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59360-why-rupee-breached-70-levels-against-usd-this-week-investing-com-india.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/rupee-us-dollar-weak-fii-inflows-9775948/

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