(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Nov.

14, 2005

787

323

230

122

215

260

1,975

1,417

125

1,208

605

20

Nov.

15, 2005

46

12

1

5

5

60

28

4

1

73

35

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Nov.

16, 2005

1,085

357

206

265

403

386

2,217

1,796

106

2,095

665

13

Nov.

17, 2005

798

250

306

178

238

608

1,993

1,363

117

1,663

867

54

Nov.

18, 2005

667

224

172

164

458

389

1,513

1,735

160

1,572

543

67

Sales

Nov.

14, 2005

979

364

188

131

250

215

1,871

1,349

239

1,218

672

27

Nov.

15, 2005

42

2

6

5

6

60

25

4

110

76

66

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Nov.

16, 2005

991

580

121

343

519

316

2,053

1,899

329

2,019

698

33

Nov.

17, 2005

766

484

119

122

311

408

1,980

1,301

365

1,815

842

126

Nov.

18, 2005

630

410

100

187

393

285

1,478

1,489

425

1,675

525

122

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.