(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May

9, 2005

759

303

40

52

389

217

1,434

1,317

80

1,021

547

61

May

10, 2005

598

340

71

101

203

231

1,475

1,235

53

1,081

328

10

May

11, 2005

559

752

85

110

232

194

1,947

1,572

211

1,465

363

43

May

12, 2005

687

646

143

100

353

336

1,361

1,785

218

1,481

604

135

May

13, 2005

666

411

94

85

332

241

1,582

1,447

116

1,028

358

256

Sales

May

9, 2005

773

226

118

35

333

230

1,425

1,223

67

1,065

570

64

May

10, 2005

764

214

133

96

192

216

1,407

1,125

189

1,086

534

8

May

11, 2005

705

623

281

107

207

266

1,953

1,699

249

1,438

388

37

May

12, 2005

750

392

478

98

376

322

1,404

1,832

183

1,477

649

134

May

13, 2005

824

354

343

87

320

261

1,443

1,515

122

1,017

552

76

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.