Foreign

1998

1999

1998

1999

Currency

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Dec. 13

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.5400

43.4800

43.5400

43.5400

43.5200

43.5100

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.5400

43.4800

43.5400

43.5300

43.5150

43.5000

2.3507

2.2999

2.2967

2.2967

2.2978

2.2983

Dollar

Selling

42.5500

43.4900

43.5500

43.5400

43.5250

43.5100

Pound

{ Buying

71.3175

70.5775

70.7525

70.1000

69.9025

70.1000

1.4020

1.4168

1.4132

1.4255

1.4301

1.4259

Sterling

Selling

71.3575

70.6050

70.8025

70.1375

69.9525

70.1375

Euro

{ Buying

50.4400 $

44.0975

44.1400

43.7300

43.8025

44.2400

1.9798 $

2.2671

2.2660

2.2858

2.2819

2.2590

Selling

50.5800 $

44.1250

44.1725

43.7575

43.8425

44.2575

100 Yen

{ Buying

36.6400

42.4000

42.2475

41.9975

42.2075

42.1925

272.63

235.82

236.71

237.94

236.79

236.84

Selling

36.6800

42.4300

42.2850

42.0475

42.2575

42.2425

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

5.08

3.59

3.58

3.86

4.14

3.86

3-month

6.11

3.96

4.04

4.13

4.23

4.14

6-month

7.48

4.19

4.27

4.36

4.37

4.23

@ :

These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

$ :

These rates are as on January 4, 1999.

Note : 1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.

2. With the introduction of Euro effective January 1, 1999, the buying and selling rates of Rupees per Deutsche Mark (FEDAI indicative rates) and Deutsche Mark per Rs. 100 (middle rates) have been replaced by Rupees per Euro and Euro per Rs. 100, respectively.