(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

Cancel-

Cancel-

Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug.

16, 1999

275

48

54

20

28

36

390

732

101

467

173

19

Aug.

17, 1999

318

69

25

46

24

32

361

1,094

53

542

102

29

Aug.

18, 1999

235

35

59

17

65

36

362

526

64

617

191

32

Aug.

19, 1999

194

54

13

15

63

43

475

574

61

581

178

30

Aug.

20, 1999

166

83

22

7

84

19

579

1,025

92

566

182

23

Sales

Aug.

16, 1999

305

163

82

20

27

33

380

647

101

450

168

20

Aug.

17, 1999

212

211

16

47

21

29

390

495

44

582

164

25

Aug.

18, 1999

265

84

4

17

68

34

333

500

70

652

172

32

Aug.

19, 1999

245

54

4

16

67

39

461

402

56

606

206

26

Aug.

20, 1999

250

75

14

8

49

19

509

853

106

604

184

28

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note :

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