Foreign

2003

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Currency

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.3300

45.8300

45.8300

45.7900

45.7700

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

53.5100

57.1900

57.1300

57.3200

57.6300

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

45.3200

45.8200

45.8250

45.7800

45.7650

2.2060

2.1820

2.1820

2.1839

2.1848

Dollar

Selling

45.3300

45.8300

45.8350

45.7900

45.7750

Pound

{ Buying

76.8400

82.5950

82.2275

82.5325

83.1675

1.3018

1.2103

1.2164

1.2116

1.2021

Sterling

Selling

76.8850

82.6350

82.2700

82.5650

83.2050

Euro

{ Buying

53.5150

57.1800

57.1250

57.3075

57.6225

1.8688

1.7486

1.7504

1.7446

1.7352

Selling

53.5400

57.2000

57.1475

57.3375

57.6450

100 Yen

{ Buying

41.2650

41.9475

41.8750

42.1900

42.4300

242.30

238.29

238.81

237.03

235.59

Selling

41.2925

41.9700

41.8975

42.2100

42.4500

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

1-month

0.21

3.01

3.01

3.09

3.16

3-month

0.31

2.92

2.84

3.10

3.02

6-month

0.55

2.57

2.51

2.64

2.64

@: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.
+:Market closed.
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.