# Rupee recovers from 5-year low, up 23 paise at 68.57 against dollar

> The rupee recovered 23 paise to close at 68.57 per dollar after touching a near five-year low the previous session, aided by RBI intervention and exporter dollar selling. Crude prices rose after Libya declared force majeure on some exports and Canadian supply losses lifted US crude.

- Date: 2018-08-01 · published 2018-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64316-rupee-recovers-from-5-year-low-up-23-paise-at-68-57-against-dollar
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Rupee moves affect the dollar cost of imported feed for Indian buyers, and the oil rally raises energy and freight costs. Libyan supply disruption adds to upward pressure on crude.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- USDINR: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2018-11-01 | [Rupee closes at fresh record low against dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62809-rupee-closes-at-fresh-record-low-against-dollar.md) | -5.4% | -22.3% |
| BRENT | 2020-02-14 | [Rupee settles 6 paise lower at 71.37 against US dollar  - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54862-rupee-settles-6-paise-lower-at-71-37-against-us-dollar-the-hindu.md) | +5.5% | -43.0% |
| BRENT | 2023-08-01 | [Rupee falls 31 paise to 82.23 against the US dollar in early trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35313-rupee-falls-31-paise-to-82-23-against-the-us-dollar-in-early-trade.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-02-13 | [Rupee snaps 6-day rise, settles 10 paise down at 70.80 against U.S. dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60869-rupee-snaps-6-day-rise-settles-10-paise-down-at-70-80-against-u-s-dollar.md) | +5.8% | +5.6% |
| BRENT | 2021-10-08 | [Rupee slumps 20 paise to close at 74.99 against U.S. dollar - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44867-rupee-slumps-20-paise-to-close-at-74-99-against-u-s-dollar-the-hindu.md) | +2.2% | -2.2% |
| WTI | 2023-07-26 | [Rupee falls 13 paise to close at 82.01 against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35320-rupee-falls-13-paise-to-close-at-82-01-against-us-dollar.md) | +2.1% | +0.7% |
| WTI | 2019-10-31 | [Rupee rises 9 paise against US dollar after Fed rate cut  - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56841-rupee-rises-9-paise-against-us-dollar-after-fed-rate-cut-the-hindu.md) | +2.4% | +5.8% |
| WTI | 2025-02-01 | [Stock market today: Rupee crashes 32 paise to hit record low of 86.36 against U.S. dollar in early trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26787-stock-market-today-rupee-crashes-32-paise-to-hit-record-low-of-86-36-against-u.md) | -2.1% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rupee-recovers-from-5-year-low-up-23-paise-at-68-57-against-dollar/articleshow/64844280.cms

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