(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Jul.

25, 2005

978

591

193

116

230

455

2,115

2,314

133

1,573

832

42

Jul.

26, 2005

806

582

196

65

70

209

1,578

2,036

271

1,736

401

14

Jul.

27, 2005

51

10

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17

15

56

145

255

142

121

444

2

Jul.

28, 2005

88

12

5

2

8

2

64

38

81

148

105

5

Jul.

29, 2005

1,567

1,335

646

281

300

444

1,628

2,416

305

1,688

924

157

Sales

Jul.

25, 2005

899

243

383

134

216

489

2,382

2,753

238

1,598

884

24

Jul.

26, 2005

811

435

248

61

82

201

1,358

1,868

245

1,809

508

69

Jul.

27, 2005

85

7

4

8

17

56

144

164

22

130

525

1

Jul.

28, 2005

84

15

9

2

7

2

56

28

1

151

151

3

Jul.

29, 2005

1,750

825

0

279

317

410

1,408

2,096

265

1,677

1,010

201

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees.
Note : Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.