Foreign

2001

2002

2001

2002

Currency

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Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

47.1500

48.5200

48.5000

48.4800

48.5000

48.5100

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

..

47.0800

47.3000

47.5800

47.6100

47.7400

U.S.

{

Buying

47.1450

48.5100

48.4950

48.4700

48.5000

48.5050

2.1209

2.0610

2.0619

2.0627

2.0619

2.0614

Dollar

Selling

47.1550

48.5200

48.5050

48.4800

48.5100

48.5150

Pound

{

Buying

68.8025

73.7100

74.0275

74.2550

74.5250

75.1400

1.4523

1.3561

1.3508

1.3461

1.3420

1.3306

Sterling

Selling

68.8475

73.7600

74.0525

74.3100

74.5500

75.1750

Euro

{

Buying

43.3175

47.0600

47.2875

47.5775

47.6275

47.7675

2.3069

2.1240

2.1142

2.1017

2.1004

2.0947

Selling

43.3350

47.0875

47.3450

47.5975

47.6550

47.8025

100 Yen

{

Buying

39.6700

40.5025

40.8275

40.9175

41.0600

41.1025

252.16

246.67

244.91

244.30

243.52

243.28

Selling

39.6900

40.5275

40.8525

40.9450

41.0850

41.1325

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

1-month

3.82

3.96

3.96

3.96

3.96

3.96

3-month

4.33

3.96

3.96

3.88

3.88

3.88

6-month

4.54

4.08

4.04

4.04

4.08

4.04

@ : 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.

Notes

:

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

2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.