(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Oct.

31, 2005

932

633

526

122

339

257

1,425

2,023

166

1,036

956

23

Nov.

1, 2005 +

Nov.

2, 2005

645

250

362

139

360

242

1,539

1,622

20

1,232

520

37

Nov.

3, 2005

729

246

105

140

279

186

1,246

2,212

91

857

426

32

Nov.

4, 2005

627

291

245

219

434

198

1,710

1,607

63

1,358

620

50

Sales

Oct.

31, 2005

1,022

609

529

140

338

253

1,429

2,226

224

1,068

886

111

Nov.

1, 2005 +

Nov.

2, 2005

730

408

59

153

390

223

1,693

1,573

92

1,155

809

34

Nov.

3, 2005

794

255

60

185

272

184

1,194

1,978

174

885

490

26

Nov.

4, 2005

412

456

334

211

456

243

1,690

1,587

124

1,361

697

46

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