Foreign

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

48.2900

47.9500

47.9000

47.9400

47.9600

47.9400

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

42.5500

50.6500

50.5700

50.5400

50.7000

50.9000

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

48.2850

47.9400

47.9000

47.9300

47.9550

47.9300

2.0708

2.0855

2.0877

2.0859

2.0851

2.0859

Dollar

Selling

48.2950

47.9500

47.9100

47.9400

47.9650

47.9400

Pound

{

Buying

69.3625

77.0675

76.7650

76.8900

76.8775

77.2575

1.4418

1.2969

1.3022

1.3001

1.3005

1.2937

Sterling

Selling

69.3900

77.1225

76.7900

76.9300

76.9175

77.3225

Euro

{

Buying

42.5400

50.6400

50.5525

50.5275

50.6875

50.9025

2.3502

1.9743

1.9775

1.9786

1.9724

1.9646

Selling

42.5725

50.6725

50.5775

50.5625

50.7125

50.9275

100 Yen

Buying

36.3400

40.2175

40.2900

40.5500

40.5850

40.6125

275.08

248.60

248.09

246.59

246.38

246.13

{

Selling

36.3750

40.2525

40.3150

40.5675

40.6100

40.6300

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

1-month

5.72

3.25

3.01

3.00

3.50

3.50

3-month

5.96

3.34

3.09

3.09

3.25

3.42

6-month

5.96

3.38

3.13

3.09

3.25

3.30

@ : 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.
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.