Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

May 22

May 23

May 24

May 25

May 26

May 22

May 23

May 24

May 25

May 26

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S. Dollar

45.6800

45.5200

45.7300

45.8500

45.8500

—

—

–4.90

–5.10

–5.08

Euro

58.1200

58.4600

58.4800

58.5900

58.6200

—

—

–6.38

–6.61

–6.84

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

45.6800

45.5200

45.7500

45.8500

45.8500

—

—

–4.95

–5.13

–5.08

Dollar

Selling

45.6900

45.5300

45.7600

45.8600

45.8600

—

—

–4.95

–5.12

–5.08

Pound

{Buying

85.3350

85.7925

86.1050

85.6900

85.8125

—

—

–7.49

–7.18

–7.40

Sterling

Selling

85.3675

85.8200

86.1425

85.7300

85.8550

—

—

–7.48

–7.17

–7.39

Euro

{Buying

58.1275

58.4625

58.7100

58.5700

58.6000

—

—

–6.77

–6.60

–6.80

Selling

58.1450

58.4875

58.7275

58.6050

58.6400

—

—

–6.76

–6.60

–6.80

100 Yen

{Buying

40.5500

40.8350

40.9075

40.6900

40.9350

—

—

–1.14

–0.52

–1.51

Selling

40.5700

40.9675

40.9200

40.7100

40.9525

—

—

–1.11

–0.52

–1.51

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

1-month

1.00

0.92

0.52

0.13

0.26

3-month

1.07

0.91

0.56

0.25

0.35

6-month

1.12

1.00

0.72

0.48

0.70

—: Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
Notes:1.The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2.Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.