# Indian rupee hits record low against US dollar; RBI intervenes - The Business Times

> The Indian rupee hit a record low of 69.09 against the dollar on June 28 and the Reserve Bank of India is estimated to have sold $700-800 million to support it. Other Asian currencies also weakened amid US-China trade tensions.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64797-indian-rupee-hits-record-low-against-us-dollar-rbi-intervenes-the-business-times
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Weakness in the rupee and regional currencies on oil and trade-war fears signals reduced import purchasing power in Asia. Higher oil costs also add to input and freight costs for feed.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bullish ▲

## 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 | 2023-09-28 | [Indian rupee poised to test record low as oil prices, US yields climb - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34393-indian-rupee-poised-to-test-record-low-as-oil-prices-us-yields-climb-markets.md) | -9.3% | -6.9% |
| BRENT | 2018-07-01 | [Rupee hits an all-time closing low of 68.79 a dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64794-rupee-hits-an-all-time-closing-low-of-68-79-a-dollar.md) | -3.1% | -4.9% |
| BRENT | 2018-10-03 | [Indonesian rupiah falls to record low amid rising pressures \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62836-indonesian-rupiah-falls-to-record-low-amid-rising-pressures-the-straits-times.md) | -0.2% | -11.1% |
| DXY | 2017-11-29 | [Canadian dollar hits near 4-week low versus firmer US$ - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68198-canadian-dollar-hits-near-4-week-low-versus-firmer-us-the-business-times.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2024-11-07 | [Vietnam sets dong fix rate at record low amid US dollar strength - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27699-vietnam-sets-dong-fix-rate-at-record-low-amid-us-dollar-strength-the-business.md) | +1.0% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-09-28 | [Chinese yuan: Currency hits record lows against US dollar - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7208-chinese-yuan-currency-hits-record-lows-against-us-dollar-bbc-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/indian-rupee-hits-record-low-against-us-dollar-rbi-intervenes

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