
The rupee fell 55 paise to 64.04 per dollar, its biggest one-day drop in eight months, after global crude prices rose and India's trade deficit widened to USD 14.88 billion in December. Imports rose 21% year on year, led by oil and gold.
Higher crude costs and a wider trade deficit weaken the rupee and raise India's import bill. Weaker purchasing power can reduce Indian demand for imported feed ingredients.
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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.