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The rupee closed at a lifetime low of 69.05 per dollar, falling 43 paise after Fed chair testimony strengthened expectations of US rate hikes and pushed the dollar to a one-year high. A no-confidence motion against the Modi government also weighed on sentiment.
A stronger dollar and a record-low rupee raise the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports into India. Rate-hike expectations in the US add pressure on emerging-market currencies.
india.comJul 19, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.
