Stress Index 82.3 9 Oct ▼ 0.21D Rerouted traffic 11.9% 4 Oct ▲ 1.3 pt30D Brent $125.44 6 Oct ▲ 22.7%1M USD/INR ₹95.78 12 Oct ▲ 0.2%1M USD/JPY ¥158.60 12 Oct ▲ 3.2%1M US 2s10s 0.44 9 Oct ▲ 0.041M Dollar index 121.38 2 Oct ▲ 2.4%1M US effective tariff rate 7.82 8 Oct ▲ 0.071M Brent crude in rupees ₹12,095.60 6 Oct ▲ 25.2%1M Kerch −100% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Hormuz −96% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Bab el-Mandeb −56% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Bosporus −50% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Suez Canal −33% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 US CPI gasoline +8.2% nowcast · 14 Oct Fuel import prices +18.0% nowcast · 16 Oct US gasoline in 2 wks $4.35 nowcast · 19 Oct

Stress Index 82.3 9 Oct ▼ 0.21D Rerouted traffic 11.9% 4 Oct ▲ 1.3 pt30D Brent $125.44 6 Oct ▲ 22.7%1M USD/INR ₹95.78 12 Oct ▲ 0.2%1M USD/JPY ¥158.60 12 Oct ▲ 3.2%1M US 2s10s 0.44 9 Oct ▲ 0.041M Dollar index 121.38 2 Oct ▲ 2.4%1M US effective tariff rate 7.82 8 Oct ▲ 0.071M Brent crude in rupees ₹12,095.60 6 Oct ▲ 25.2%1M Kerch −100% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Hormuz −96% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Bab el-Mandeb −56% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Bosporus −50% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 Suez Canal −33% 4 Oct vs 2019–23 US CPI gasoline +8.2% nowcast · 14 Oct Fuel import prices +18.0% nowcast · 16 Oct US gasoline in 2 wks $4.35 nowcast · 19 Oct

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October 2026

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12 October 2026 11 min · 2,336 words

Brent rose 10% in a week. In rupees it set a record

Brent was $125.44 on 6 October, 10.1% above 29 September. On 2 October a barrel cost ₹13,051, the most in a series from 1987; by 6 October, 7.4% less.

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