(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug.

9, 2004

575

136

55

69

176

81

757

769

144

567

248

68

Aug.

10, 2004

468

240

138

9

21

31

1,359

1,398

130

468

122

2

Aug.

11, 2004

474

217

137

27

71

125

1,348

1,601

144

589

168

4

Aug.

12, 2004

529

259

130

14

25

29

1,381

1,273

218

484

179

8

Aug.

13, 2004

509

494

138

34

28

110

1,222

1,512

48

870

174

22

Sales

Aug.

9, 2004

608

206

53

61

173

102

733

807

60

558

206

60

Aug.

10, 2004

440

337

206

7

23

34

1,155

1,442

82

463

119

3

Aug.

11, 2004

658

231

123

26

66

116

1,231

1,582

63

601

150

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Aug.

12, 2004

545

251

241

17

30

29

1,379

1,199

200

517

185

4

Aug.

13, 2004

514

225

462

33

40

112

1,089

1,375

57

863

259

8

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