Foreign
Currency

2000

2001

2000

2001

Mar. 10

Mar. 5

Mar. 6+

Mar. 7

Mar. 8

Mar. 9

Mar. 10

Mar. 5

Mar. 6+

Mar. 7

Mar. 8

Mar. 9

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4

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

43.5900

46.5600

46.5200

46.5400

46.5300

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

43.5900

46.5550

46.5200

46.5400

46.5200

2.2941

2.1478

2.1496

2.1487

2.1492

Dollar

Selling

43.6000

46.5650

46.5300

46.5500

46.5300

Pound

{

Buying

68.9850

68.3700

68.4825

68.0050

68.4025

1.4494

1.4622

1.4601

1.4703

1.4613

Sterling

Selling

69.0225

68.4075

68.5150

68.0650

68.4550

Euro

{

Buying

42.1425

43.3900

43.5525

43.2950

43.3525

2.3730

2.3034

2.2966

2.3107

2.3053

Selling

42.1775

43.4225

43.5850

43.3150

43.3900

100 Yen

{

Buying

40.9900

38.9800

38.9575

38.7200

38.9225

243.79

256.36

256.90

258.51

256.89

Selling

41.0200

39.0225

38.9825

38.7375

38.9625

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

1-month

4.40

3.09

3.10

3.35

3.61

3-month

3.67

3.87

3.78

3.95

4.04

6-month

3.21

4.21

4.17

4.25

4.30

@

:

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.

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Market closed.

Note

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