# India rupee gains, tracking Asian peers and on hopes of equity inflows

> The rupee closed at 83.87 per dollar, up 0.1%, tracking Asian peers as the dollar index slipped to 100.89. Traders anticipated MSCI-related inflows of up to $3 billion as India's equity weighting rises.

- Date: 2024-08-29 · published 2024-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29114-india-rupee-gains-tracking-asian-peers-and-on-hopes-of-equity-inflows
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

A slightly firmer rupee marginally lowers import costs for dollar-priced feed ingredients, but the move is too small to affect global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDINR: bearish ▼

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/commodities/india-rupee-gains-tracking-asian-peers-and-on-hopes-of-equity-inflows-12809896.html

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