16c. Turnover in Foreign Exchange Market
81856616
(US$ Million) Merchant Inter-bank FCY/INR FCY/FCY FCY/INR FCY/FCY Spot Forward Forward Spot Forward Forward Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Purchases Dec. 14, 1998 357 80 40 22 44 21 463 661 52 323 168 13 Dec. 15, 1998 204 32 31 14 73 62 414 430 86 405 112 27 Dec. 16, 1998 183 34 38 11 75 69 268 415 32 403 106 18 Dec. 17, 1998 233 46 79 13 79 35 385 359 48 473 159 20 Dec. 18, 1998 224 61 47 4 73 30 402 575 34 381 126 6 Sales Dec 14, 1998 370 115 19 11 39 21 439 484 65 349 335 13 Dec. 15, 1998 232 106 17 4 73 15 341 457 76 416 116 27 Dec. 16, 1998 189 91 28 5 76 25 239 320 37 413 105 31 Dec. 17, 1998 242 115 17 11 76 84 359 353 53 544 150 20 Dec. 18, 1998 199 128 20 3 73 25 389 564 39 350 156 5 FCY : Foreign Currency INR : Indian Rupees Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account ofmerchant and inter-bank transactions.