Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

Jan. 29

Jan. 24

Jan. 25

Jan. 26+

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Jan. 29

Jan. 24

Jan. 25

Jan. 26+

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.5000

43.6400

43.5800

43.5800

43.6100

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.4950

43.6350

43.5800

43.5700

43.6050

2.3529

2.2915

2.2946

2.2946

2.2931

Dollar

Selling

42.5050

43.6450

43.5900

43.5800

43.6150

Pound

{ Buying

69.9775

71.9750

71.9250

71.3200

71.2900

1.4284

1.3891

1.3901

1.4014

1.4023

Sterling

Selling

70.0350

72.0350

71.9625

71.3800

71.3275

Euro

{ Buying

48.4625

43.7800

43.9550

43.5925

43.1025

2.0606

2.2833

2.2722

2.2909

2.2959

Selling

48.5375

43.8200

43.9950

43.6450

43.1300

100 Yen

{ Buying

36.6175

41.5975

41.1825

41.2275

41.5325

273.06

240.42

242.69

242.35

240.60

Selling

36.6425

41.6250

41.2325

41.2775

41.5625

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

1-month

5.08

3.30

3.30

3.58

3.03

3-month

6.40

3.21

3.21

3.30

3.21

6-month

6.73

3.12

3.07

3.17

3.12

@

: 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.

+

: Market closed.

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