# Infra, cement cos feel pinch of falling rupee, realty counts on more sales | Company News - Business Standard

> Indian infrastructure and cement companies face higher costs as the rupee falls, with most fuel imported. The Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate the previous week. The rupee had depreciated about 2% in the past month and 7% since May 2021.

- Date: 2022-05-19 · published 2022-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41692-infra-cement-cos-feel-pinch-of-falling-rupee-realty-counts-on-more-sales
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Rupee weakness and higher rates raise costs for Indian industry and imported fuel, a feature of the wider macro backdrop for dollar-priced commodities but with limited direct feed-market impact.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-02-11 | [As oil falters, fuel that drove bull run is cruising in Asia - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11358-as-oil-falters-fuel-that-drove-bull-run-is-cruising-in-asia-the-business-times.md) | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-21 | [Paradigm shift coming for oil industry  - Business in Vancouver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60797-paradigm-shift-coming-for-oil-industry-business-in-vancouver.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-29 | [Thailand inflation spike may tilt odds in favour of early rate hikes - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42084-thailand-inflation-spike-may-tilt-odds-in-favour-of-early-rate-hikes-the.md) | -13.3% | -22.6% |
| DIESEL | 2018-04-23 | [While Trump Has His Eye on Gasoline, Diesel Price Is Sneaking Up - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65680-while-trump-has-his-eye-on-gasoline-diesel-price-is-sneaking-up-energy-news-top.md) | +1.3% | +7.0% |
| DIESEL | 2023-11-22 | [Petrol prices and panic sends inflation shooting up in South Africa – BusinessTech](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33325-petrol-prices-and-panic-sends-inflation-shooting-up-in-south-africa-businesstech.md) | -1.0% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/infra-cement-cos-feel-pinch-of-falling-rupee-realty-counts-on-more-sales-122051900083_1.html

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