(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

Jan.

3, 2005

678

495

74

48

128

192

1,679

1,433

42

794

216

24

Jan.

4, 2005

589

422

136

81

221

330

1,453

1,679

82

1,147

385

21

Jan.

5, 2005

496

742

212

22

122

57

1,754

1,857

215

805

222

13

Jan.

6, 2005

511

594

292

55

214

85

2,035

1,893

119

777

256

53

Jan.

7, 2005

609

246

165

47

71

81

1,227

1,288

59

843

329

13

Sales

Jan.

3, 2005

530

229

218

51

168

190

1,555

1,697

183

726

208

3

Jan.

4, 2005

557

304

196

87

292

223

1,330

1,769

113

1,138

487

3

Jan.

5, 2005

611

494

365

46

185

86

1,674

2,102

179

762

321

17

Jan.

6, 2005

494

424

295

58

89

185

2,155

2,004

222

820

255

11

Jan.

7, 2005

717

274

388

40

96

113

1,212

1,587

133

798

458

6

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.