(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Swap

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Spot

Swap

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Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Dec.

20, 1999

354

83

28

15

39

17

554

468

57

367

145

24

Dec.

21, 1999

367

110

46

25

20

16

537

551

74

346

167

16

Dec.

22, 1999

300

63

18

24

7

11

406

498

47

159

66

24

Dec.

23, 1999

304

58

23

16

4

4

385

754

75

141

43

15

Dec.

24, 1999

267

72

21

12

41

18

315

509

93

234

130

45

Sales

Dec.

20, 1999

331

102

12

14

44

21

565

439

64

369

149

22

Dec.

21, 1999

375

137

13

25

19

12

537

496

82

336

178

21

Dec.

22, 1999

248

111

15

23

12

9

460

489

59

170

65

24

Dec.

23, 1999

324

62

16

16

7

8

350

614

79

161

59

16

Dec.

24, 1999

269

99

24

12

36

23

323

520

74

247

133

46

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.