Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

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Sep. 25

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Sep. 25

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

43.5900

46.0200

46.0700

46.1500

46.1600

46.0700

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

43.5900

46.0100

46.0600

46.1400

46.1650

46.0600

2.2941

2.1730

2.1706

2.1668

2.1664

2.1706

Dollar

Selling

43.6000

46.0300

46.0700

46.1500

46.1750

46.0700

Pound

{ Buying

71.8625

67.3000

66.9675

67.6000

67.5300

67.3175

1.3913

1.4854

1.4925

1.4787

1.4796

1.4846

Sterling

Selling

71.9100

67.3425

67.0175

67.6475

67.5775

67.3625

Euro

{ Buying

46.6500

40.5350

40.2600

40.7750

40.6800

40.4775

2.1434

2.4656

2.4817

2.4510

2.4533

2.4708

Selling

46.6825

40.5750

40.2825

40.8050

40.7125

40.4950

100 Yen

{ Buying

41.1625

42.6800

42.9075

42.8725

42.9050

42.7875

242.81

234.24

232.98

233.13

233.05

233.41

Selling

41.2025

42.7200

42.9350

42.9025

42.9325

42.8150

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

5.78

4.69

4.95

4.94

5.20

4.69

3-month

5.51

5.22

5.04

5.20

5.20

4.78

6-month

5.64

4.87

4.91

5.03

5.03

4.73

@

: These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates

of cross-currency

quotes. These rates are

announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

Note

: The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.