Indian rupee depreciated against the US dollar on Monday taking cues from equity markets that saw a steep fall of over 1% amid volatile crude oil prices. Foreign fund outflows dampened investors sentiments. On September 27, 2024, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,209.10 crore. Investors overlooked commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal’s statement that actual investments under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes were Rs 1.46 lakh crore till August and expected to increase to Rs 2 lakh crore in the coming years. This has resulted in production/sales worth Rs 12.5 lakh crore and employment generation of around 9.5 lakh (direct & indirect) which is expected to reach 12 lakh soon. On the global front, the Japanese Yen (JPY) edged lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, following the dovish comments from Japan's upcoming Prime Minister, former Defense Chief Shigeru Ishiba.
Finally, the rupee ended at 83.79 (Provisional), depreciated by 9 paise from its previous close of 83.70 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.81 and 83.72 respectively.