(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Oct.

17, 2005

866

432

318

265

275

294

1,813

1,953

83

1,663

764

25

Oct.

18, 2005

805

608

313

105

279

115

2,327

2,299

179

1,262

782

40

Oct.

19, 2005

916

369

432

293

277

287

2,637

2,236

228

1,729

639

54

Oct.

20, 2005

937

430

324

89

189

215

2,340

1,546

129

1,173

584

138

Oct.

21, 2005

952

537

264

252

359

253

2,352

1,658

267

1,473

527

63

Sales

Oct.

17, 2005

844

567

242

184

296

339

1,815

1,746

138

1,700

781

29

Oct.

18, 2005

933

890

176

104

276

117

2,223

2,003

322

1,299

694

27

Oct.

19, 2005

1,040

1,094

209

228

288

341

2,693

2,106

238

1,721

675

114

Oct.

20, 2005

960

523

304

104

233

231

2,284

1,460

158

1,115

637

81

Oct.

21, 2005

1,057

552

349

230

327

323

2,349

1,731

234

1,469

539

69

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees. + : Market closed.
Note : Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.