Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 28, 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

1,62,427

36,196

-831

-89

-3,486

-1,840

10,484

1,261

17,497

2,722

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,216

33,240

-832

-89*

-3,708

-1,818

10,082

1,248

16,055

2,480

(b) Gold

13,173

2,948

—

—

200

-26

382

9

1,441

242

(c) SDRs

38

8

1

—

22

4

20

4

1

—

* 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.