6. Foreign Exchange Rates - Spot and Forward Premia
| Foreign | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | |||||||||
| Currency | Apr. 25 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 20 | Apr. 21 | Apr. 22 | Apr. 23 | Apr. 25 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 20 | Apr. 21 | Apr. 22 | Apr. 23 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency) | Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Dollar | 47.3500 | 43.8600 | 44.0000 | 44.0000 | 44.0400 | 44.1600 | (Based on Middle Rates) | ||||||
| Euro | 52.1600 | 52.8100 | 52.4700 | 52.0500 | 52.0200 | 52.6200 | |||||||
| FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) | |||||||||||||
| U.S. | {Buying | 47.3450 | 43.8500 | 43.9800 | 44.0100 | 44.0300 | 44.1600 | 2.1119 | 2.2800 | 2.2727 | 2.2727 | 2.2707 | 2.2645 |
| Dollar | Selling | 47.3550 | 43.8600 | 43.9900 | 44.0200 | 44.0400 | 44.1700 | ||||||
| Pound | { Buying | 75.4675 | 79.0975 | 79.0800 | 78.4650 | 77.8450 | 78.3225 | 1.3256 | 1.2640 | 1.2634 | 1.2748 | 1.2831 | 1.2768 |
| Sterling | Selling | 75.5125 | 79.1375 | 79.1150 | 78.5050 | 77.8850 | 78.3675 | ||||||
| Euro | { Buying | 52.1750 | 52.7900 | 52.4500 | 52.1000 | 51.9675 | 52.6300 | 1.9172 | 1.8936 | 1.9059 | 1.9212 | 1.9223 | 1.9004 |
| Selling | 52.1900 | 52.8250 | 52.4800 | 52.1250 | 51.9925 | 52.6600 | |||||||
| 100 Yen | { Buying | 39.2900 | 40.6350 | 40.6175 | 40.4175 | 40.2125 | 40.3325 | 254.54 | 246.12 | 246.01 | 247.47 | 248.35 | 247.96 |
| Selling | 39.3150 | 40.6650 | 40.6450 | 40.4375 | 40.2450 | 40.3525 | |||||||
| Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum) | |||||||||||||
| 1-month | 1.52 | –1.68 | –2.26 | –3.10 | –3.35 | –3.13 | |||||||
| 3-month | 2.03 | –0.59 | –0.81 | –1.35 | –1.62 | –1.36 | |||||||
| 6-month | 2.07 | –0.23 | –0.39 | –0.66 | –0.81 | –0.68 | |||||||
@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro 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.
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