Variation over

Item

As on Jun. 16, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,64,289

36,724

-621

-131

-1,624

-1,312

12,346

1,789

20,734

3,435

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,51,572

33,871

-621

-131*

-1,352

-1,187

12,438

1,879

20,269

3,442

(b) Gold

12,709

2,851

—

—

-264

-123

-82

-88

458

-9

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

7

2

*

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies
(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.