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The Indian rupee fell to a lifetime intraday low of 69.09 per dollar amid a stronger dollar, higher oil prices and foreign portfolio outflows. It recovered to close at 68.75 after Reserve Bank of India intervention, and has weakened about 8 percent this year.
Currency pressure on a current-account-deficit economy tied to oil imports signals rising import costs and possible central bank intervention. For feed buyers, a weaker rupee reduces Indian purchasing power for soy and other feed commodities.
ndtvprofit.comAditya Nath JhaJun 28, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 323 past bullish macro events, BRENT moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -2.9% to +3.7%), and +1.3% 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.
