Variation over

Item

As on Jun. 23, 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

1,62,953

36,470

-1,336

-254

-2,960

-1,566

11,010

1,535

19,158

3,294

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,206

33,611

-1,366

-260*

-2,718

-1,447

11,072

1,619

18,663

3,295

(b) Gold

12,709

2,851

—

—

-264

-123

-82

-88

458

-9

(c) SDRs

38

8

30

6

22

4

20

4

37

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.