(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY/ FCY

FCY / INR

FCY/FCY

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lation

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Oct.

23, 2000

347

103

48

10

24

6

427

777

81

274

208

5

Oct.

24, 2000

264

55

22

5

6

4

412

887

88

318

39

4

Oct.

25, 2000

379

71

94

6

21

13

653

943

132

318

119

6

Oct.

26, 2000+

Oct.

27, 2000

312

55

142

4

7

6

595

989

70

290

189

13

Oct.

30, 2000

488

137

108

7

20

10

1225

1037

104

395

90

5

Oct.

31, 2000

551

92

131

35

17

15

875

1343

113

324

104

7

Nov.

1, 2000

272

149

51

6

9

10

653

1137

58

405

61

11

Nov.

2, 2000

308

65

41

2

9

3

567

1231

71

365

68

11

Nov.

3, 2000

277

156

7

8

14

15

545

933

73

396

66

1

Sales

Oct.

23, 2000

350

89

54

7

23

6

426

719

91

285

205

5

Oct.

24, 2000

237

127

10

5

6

5

439

884

89

338

45

3

Oct.

25, 2000

426

257

32

4

18

15

621

862

95

319

120

8

Oct.

26, 2000+

Oct.

27, 2000

492

292

21

4

8

4

525

927

74

289

204

13

Oct.

30, 2000

405

452

76

6

22

19

1163

974

75

428

107

5

Oct.

31, 2000

590

251

54

33

18

15

763

1157

278

394

109

52

Nov.

1, 2000

260

120

30

6

15

13

572

1029

61

386

76

11

Nov.

2, 2000

418

141

28

1

9

6

416

1139

70

405

73

53

Nov.

3, 2000

298

146

40

8

15

13

526

920

112

395

64

3

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

+ : Market closed.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.