# Rupee gains on report of RBI nudging oil firms to reduce dollar buys | Money & Forex Markets - Business Standard

> The rupee gained sharply on Friday after reports that the RBI had nudged state oil companies to reduce spot dollar purchases and offered a $9 billion overseas credit line instead. The currency settled at 81.35 per dollar, down 8.6% for the calendar year.

- Date: 2022-09-30 · published 2022-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39852-rupee-gains-on-report-of-rbi-nudging-oil-firms-to-reduce-dollar-buys-money-and
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Easing pressure on the rupee and a softer dollar support Indian import demand somewhat, though the move is a short-term reversal within a longer depreciation trend.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDINR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-01-31 | [Silent correction in rupee, even as dollar weakens against major currencies \| Money & Forex Markets - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67255-silent-correction-in-rupee-even-as-dollar-weakens-against-major-currencies.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-03-30 | [Euro rises vs dollar as eurozone inflation fans rate hike expectations \| Money & Forex Markets - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42468-euro-rises-vs-dollar-as-eurozone-inflation-fans-rate-hike-expectations-money.md) | +0.1% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2022-05-27 | [South African rand firms as dollar sinks to a month low - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41694-south-african-rand-firms-as-dollar-sinks-to-a-month-low-markets-business.md) | -0.5% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-04-13 | [Indian rupee firms as cooling US inflation, recession woes hurt dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36660-indian-rupee-firms-as-cooling-us-inflation-recession-woes-hurt-dollar-markets.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-06-10 | [Dollar slumps to three-month lows on Fed easing speculation - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52808-dollar-slumps-to-three-month-lows-on-fed-easing-speculation-markets-business.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/rupee-gains-on-report-of-rbi-nudging-oil-firms-to-reduce-dollar-buys-122093000972_1.html

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