Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 14, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,63,508

36,572

-492

-95

-2,405

-1,464

11,565

1,637

20,964

3,621

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,298

33,616

-491

-95*

-2,626

-1,442

11,164

1,624

19,487

3,371

(b) Gold

13,173

2,948

—

—

200

-26

382

9

1,441

242

(c) SDRs

37

8

-1

—

21

4

19

4

36

8

*

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies

(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.