(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Jan.

23, 2006

842

544

211

180

629

1,025

2,144

2,649

100

2,908

713

63

Jan.

24, 2006

690

459

195

106

589

454

1,735

3,310

203

1,992

629

50

Jan.

25, 2006

1,193

496

375

542

633

822

2,730

3,008

149

2,678

1,133

28

Jan.

26, 2006 +

Jan.

27, 2006

2,148

477

428

172

478

535

2,998

3,033

181

2,349

1,305

97

Sales

Jan.

23, 2006

1,215

435

273

188

620

1,025

2,172

2,841

475

2,947

681

68

Jan.

24, 2006

779

394

159

105

594

423

1,802

3,723

930

2,014

519

43

Jan.

25, 2006

1,382

645

329

576

616

775

2,695

2,854

693

2,679

921

52

Jan.

26, 2006 +

Jan.

27, 2006

1,396

874

723

208

437

526

2,867

2,953

869

2,403

1,346

132

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.