Foreign
Currency

2008

Annual Appreciation (+) /
Depreciation (-) (per cent)

Dec. 15

Dec. 16

Dec. 17

Dec. 18

Dec. 19

Dec. 15

Dec. 16

Dec. 17

Dec. 18

Dec. 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

Dollar

47.9400

47.8200

47.3300

47.2800

47.0800

—

—

–16.82

–16.31

–15.99

Euro

64.7000

65.5600

66.6900

68.2200

66.9800

—

—

–14.78

–16.46

–14.87

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

47.9350

47.8100

47.3400

47.2700

47.0500

—

—

–16.84

–16.31

–15.96

Dollar

Selling

47.9450

47.8200

47.3500

47.2800

47.0600

—

—

–16.83

–16.31

–15.96

Pound

{ Buying

71.9750

73.0875

73.8750

73.4800

71.1025

—

—

7.57

8.73

11.95

Sterling

Selling

72.0225

73.1450

73.9075

73.5250

71.1400

—

—

7.56

8.71

11.93

Euro

{ Buying

64.6975

65.5800

66.5600

68.2675

66.8725

—

—

–14.62

–16.54

–14.76

Selling

64.7250

65.6150

66.5875

68.3000

66.9000

—

—

–14.61

–16.55

–14.75

100 Yen

{ Buying

52.6825

52.9050

53.2800

53.7950

52.7525

—

—

–34.66

–35.00

–33.84

Selling

52.7225

52.9450

53.3225

53.8200

52.7750

—

—

–34.68

–34.98

–33.81

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

6.76

6.65

6.72

5.96

5.86

3-month

5.17

5.48

5.58

5.12

4.76

6-month

3.73

3.95

4.04

3.60

3.31

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
Notes:
1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.