# Asian Currencies in October: Rupee, Yuan, Won Gain; Yen Flat | Capital Times

> Asian currencies closed October mixed, with the Indian rupee up about 1% for its best month since February. The yuan reached 6.659 per dollar, its strongest since June 2022, and the won rose to 1,332.51, while the yen was roughly flat after the Bank of Japan held rates at 1.25%.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:10:19.224Z
- Category: macro · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4240-asian-currencies-in-october-rupee-yuan-won-gain-yen-flat-capital-times
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Asian currencies against the dollar make dollar-priced feed imports cheaper for regional buyers. Brent's October rally of about 11.5% also points to energy-cost pressure on feed and freight.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bearish ▼
- USDINR: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-05-26 | [Ringgit jumps on Opec, yuan at three-month high, other Asian currencies drift \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71274-ringgit-jumps-on-opec-yuan-at-three-month-high-other-asian-currencies-drift.md) | -0.9% | -0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2023-06-27 | [Asian currencies firm on yuan recovery, stocks mixed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10492-asian-currencies-firm-on-yuan-recovery-stocks-mixed-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.0% | -1.4% |
| USDCNY | 2017-07-31 | [Emerging Asian currencies edge up as dollar sinks; yuan heads for third straight monthly gain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70202-emerging-asian-currencies-edge-up-as-dollar-sinks-yuan-heads-for-third-straight.md) | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| USDCNY | 2026-09-24 | [Vietnamese Dong Gains Ground as Dollar Weakens Against Asian Currencies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17759-vietnamese-dong-gains-ground-as-dollar-weakens-against-asian-currencies.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2021-01-05 | [Dollar falls as yuan fix lifts risk currencies, Georgia elections in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12069-dollar-falls-as-yuan-fix-lifts-risk-currencies-georgia-elections-in-focus.md) | +0.3% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- capitaltimes.asia: https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/currencies/asian-currencies-october-rupee-yuan-won-yen/

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