(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May

3, 1999

277

82

42

28

22

18

432

429

36

192

107

34

May

4, 1999

220

129

33

38

39

28

408

477

48

285

206

89

May

5, 1999

202

90

43

44

33

30

479

598

70

416

254

72

May

6, 1999

285

64

45

50

68

44

684

561

54

459

300

33

May

7, 1999

249

60

18

20

27

24

453

661

60

331

206

17

Sales

May

3, 1999

252

103

26

3

22

17

405

448

58

207

149

34

May

4, 1999

219

75

23

8

35

45

470

574

65

351

202

88

May

5, 1999

160

84

27

8

34

37

636

561

66

457

276

72

May

6, 1999

219

53

17

12

72

61

855

551

55

497

310

34

May

7, 1999

214

52

15

9

26

21

478

624

63

338

239

15

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.