(Rs. crore)Item19981999Variation over Nov. 6Oct. 29Nov. 5WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,61,3531,83,7571,92,0108,25330,657Notes issued1,61,3791,83,7981,92,0688,27030,689Notes held in Banking Department2741581731Deposits : Central Government50101100-150State Governments124141—29Scheduled Commercial Banks70,49074,30171,681-2,6201,191Scheduled State Co-operative Banks547779972193425Other Banks1,0931,4341,4428349Others5,5756,0265,827-199252Other liabilities58,29567,15

Variation over As on Nov. 12, 1999WeekEnd- March 1999End- December 1998YearItemRs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011 Total Reserves1,46,63133,78588428,6261,29518,7773,72921,3104,180of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,32,64130,563110477,2291,04117,9483,60520,7034,117 (b) Gold13,9653,216——1,4062561,157201993154 (c) SDRs246-23-5-10-2-329-77-387-91 Note : 1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms in

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation overItem 1999 Financial year so farYear-on-year Nov. 5#Fortnight1998-991999-2000199819991 234567 Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from banks34,3537874,4811,9437,6926,190Borrowings from Banks(1) 12,065-255,071-75,226-167Other demand and time liabilities(2)932-73-94421031431Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 7,69,274@-1,02271,00255,2481,21,13999,787 (-0.1)(11.9)(7.7)(22.1)(14.9) [8.9][7.9][18.8][15.3

(Per cent per annum) 19981999Item / week endedNov. 6Oct. 8Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 51234567 Bank Rate9.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.114.0013.5013.5013.5013.5013.50Prime Lending Rate212.75-13.0012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate39.00-11.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.50Call Money Rate (Low / High)45.00/8.809.50/12.2510.80/20.007.50/23.007.95/10.607.75/9.50 1. Medium Term Lending Rate (MTLR).2. Prime Lending Rate rel

(Rs. crore) 1999-20001998-99 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item 19991999 19981998 Mar. 26Nov. 5 Mar. 27Nov. 6 1 23456 7 1.Bank Credit 3,68,8373,93,98725,1503,24,0793,37,39213,313 (6.8) (4.1) A. Food Credit 16,81623,1796,36312,48516,0733,588 B. Non-Food Credit 3,52,0213,70,80818,7873,11,5943,21,3199,726 (5.3) (3.1) 2.Investments £ 48,18655,603 @@7,41731,72740,324+8,597 A. Commercial Paper 4,0136,4612,4471,9934,1672,174 B. Bonds

Foreign 1998199919981999Currency Nov. 13Nov. 8Nov. 9+Nov. 10+Nov. 11Nov. 12Nov. 13Nov. 8Nov. 9+Nov.10+Nov. 11Nov. 121 2345678910 11121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 42.320043.4100 43.400043.4000 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. { Buying42.315043.4100 43.395043.39002.36292.3036 2.30412.3041Dollar Selling42.325043.4200 43.405043.4000 Pound { Buying70.277570.4750 70.577570.30501.4

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation over Item Financial year so farYear-on-year 1999Fortnight1998-991999-200019981999 Mar.31#Oct. 22#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213 M3 9,72,204*10,54,5055,2610.588,282*10.782,300*8.51,56,791*20.81,44,891*15.9 (8.6) (8.6) (18.4) (16.2)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,69,3821,83,1162,4951.413,5619.313,7348.118,53613.223,97715.1 (ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,35,1111,31,7993330.3-3,531-3.0

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Item Financial year so far 1999Week1998-991999-2000Year Mar. 31#Nov. 5#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011 Reserve Money2,59,3712,73,6245,6342.114,1316.214,2535.533,09113.8 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,75,8461,96,0908,2534.413,9399.220,24411.531,09518.8 of which : cash with banks6,4644,541* (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI79,70374,095-2,420-3.23250.5-5,608-7.01,9642.7 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 3456789101112131415 1999-2000 Apr.1Apr.31008190— 6100———10099.707.8235200 Jul.2Jul.310018330200 15100200——30099.688.6084600 Oc

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 3456789101112131415 1999-2000 Apr.1Apr.31001013020910020——12097.868.74721,520 Jul.2Jul.3100141192577325—2712597.739.29093,505

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuementIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-on(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom-RBI PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 678910111213141999-2000 Sep.15Sep.1610018131 300253009540095.299.88561,500 Sep.29Sep.3010015127 ————10010095.299.88561,600 @Oct.13Oct.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 6789101112131415 1999-2000 Apr.7Apr.9500411,325 —13500———50090.959.974710,700Jul.14Jul.1550031611 —12218——28250090.6410.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal Amount Issued duringRate of Interest Outstanding # the fortnight #(Per cent)@1 2 3 4Oct.9, 19986,132 786 7.75 — 13.50Jan.1, 19993,667 621 8.00 — 17.35Apr.9, 19993,494 67 7.00 — 12.50Jul.2, 19992,111 30 6.25 — 11.50Sep.10, 19991,932 128 8.50 — 14.20Sep.24, 19991,933 53 6.25 — 11.75 @ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(Per cent)@1 234 Oct.15, 19984,8031,101 9.50 — 13.40 Jan.15, 19995,4111,215 9.75 — 13.00 Apr.15, 19995,0291,386 9.15 — 12.00 Jul.15, 19996,311754 9.30 — 12.00 Oct.15, 19996,6891,104 9.91 — 11.75 Oct.31, 19996,161789 10.20 — 12.50 @ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19981999Percentage Variation overItem / Week endedWeightOct. 31Sep. 4*Oct. 30#WeekMonthEndYear March 123456789 ALL COMMODITIES100.00359.8365.9369.80.11.34.72.8Primary Articles32.30397.1400.9402.1—0.17.31.3(i) Fruits and Vegetables4.09590.6477.2469.70.8-1.214.4-20.5Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants10.66382.1408.4437.10.58.811.914.4Manufactured Products57.04334.6338.1338.90.10.41.41.3(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur4.06321.7317.6314.9-1.10.49.3-2.1(ii) Edible Oils2.45364.13

19981999 Nov. 12Nov. 8+Nov. 9Nov. 10Nov. 11Nov. 121 234567 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)3,009.57 4,621.96+4,639.364,629.61S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)871.75 1,371.201,389.101,389.601,373.55 Note : NSE - 50, i.e. Nifty has since been rechristened as 'S & P CNX Nifty' with effect from July 28, 1998. + : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Jul. 2, '99Jul. 16, '99Jul. 30, '99Aug. 13, '99Aug. 27, '99Sep. 10, '99Sep. 24, '991 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowing9,78810,33311,37111,82311,03511,39512,437 (b)Lending6,8407,9498,79310,37610,0738,0778,7202.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowing5,7525,3816,4946,0314,9374,6844,108 (b)Lending1,9191,7882,0781,7911,7321,4751,8133.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lending6,2695,6665,6584,1903,8094,5014,308

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItemsOct. 8, '99Oct. 15, '99Oct. 22, '99Oct. 29, '99Nov. 5, '99Nov. 12, '99 1234567 I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities9,04813,7227,45014,79517,60010,538(b)State Goverment Securities2129281139735(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills509040200180138(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills19942574163161127(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills761617184161165(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills327604,5895361,224309II. RBI*3442,14110——@ : Excluding Repo Transactions.* : R

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/FCYFCY/ INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Oct.25, 199923666283042223874664537614821Oct.26, 199918378532232204934786737211314Oct.27, 1999234941434059585176778845321148Oct.28, 1999247136863444185234726438917233Oct.29, 19993151639738283157690211940819244Nov.1, 19993491063022233056976210231611115Nov.2, 199927562132

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct. 9, '99Oct. 16, '99Oct. 23, '99Oct. 30, '99Nov. 6, '99Nov. 13, '991234567Amount12.950.040.048.441.570.14Source: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1998 1999 ItemAs on FridayNov. 13Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5Nov. 1212345678Standard GoldOpening4,3404,8504,7254,6504,6004,635(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,3304,8604,7104,6404,6004,650 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,6108,3508,1908,2058,2158,100(Rs. per kilogram) Closing7,6208,3558,1458,1908,2158,070 Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore)HoldersNovember 12, 1999Variation in Total Treasury Bills Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789 Reserve Bank of India——8274443,7164,987—4,173 Banks63—1654679,1919,8872711,287 State Governments4002,252400600—3,652-646-2,951 Others1384843083891,5932,911-173-1,043

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 1999-20001998-991998-991999-20001998-991998-99 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Nov. 12, 1999)Nov. 13, 1998) Nov. 12, 1999)Nov. 13, 1998) 123456 1. Total68,63069,12183,75357,27660,31868,950 of which : 1.1Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI27,00026,20538,205 2. RBI's OMO Sales24,70412,36326,348 Purchases50——

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended November 5, 1999For the Week Ended November 12, 1999ItemsAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 1999-2000259.825010.5606699.280710.2422 2000-0180710.121014.47772569.922710.4376 2001-0274310.419112.127317510.424710.4492 2002-03 $74610.573112.328526010.543210.6032 2003-0449510.604712.546631010.660611.