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The rupee strengthened 19 paise to 70.98 against the dollar on the interbank forex market. A CARE Ratings report attributed the short-term appreciation to falling global oil prices and net selling of foreign portfolio investments in 2018.
India imports over 80% of its oil, so lower crude prices ease the import bill and support the rupee, which can improve India's buying power for feed inputs like soybean meal and corn.
thehindu.comAkanksha SoniJan 29, 2019Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 565 past bearish macro events, WTI moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
