(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY / INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward
Cancel-
lation

Spot

Forward

Forward
Cancel-
Lation

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

Position Date

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Mar.

22, 1999

515

124

79

33

12

10

570

622

61

219

125

11

Mar.

23, 1999

271

95

105

14

34

18

456

862

96

394

166

20

Mar.

24, 1999

371

97

117

32

39

40

395

864

123

448

355

34

Mar.

25, 1999+

Mar.

26, 1999

562

138

197

58

39

50

743

1,019

121

535

332

49

Sales

Mar.

22, 1999

296

192

63

7

11

10

874

611

76

251

140

12

Mar.

23, 1999

239

142

42

6

14

18

499

717

172

455

165

20

Mar.

24, 1999

354

171

35

13

40

45

426

899

139

457

353

34

Mar.

25, 1999+

Mar.

26, 1999

453

272

54

27

37

39

887

1,054

139

576

337

62

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.