Foreign Currency

2007

Annual appreciation (+) /
depreciation (-) (per cent)

Jul. 30

Jul. 31

Aug. 1

Aug. 2

Aug. 3

Jul. 30

Jul. 31

Aug. 1

Aug. 2

Aug. 3

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

U.S. Dollar

40.5400

40.4400

40.5500

40.4300

40.3600

—

15.01

15.04

15.16

15.76

Euro

55.3100

55.4200

55.3500

55.2600

55.3100

—

7.02

7.30

7.98

7.77

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

40.5300

40.4200

40.5500

40.4200

40.3500

—

15.02

15.03

15.17

15.76

Dollar

Selling

40.5400

40.4300

40.5600

40.4300

40.3600

—

15.01

15.03

15.16

15.76

Pound

{

Buying

81.9950

81.9925

82.1175

82.1225

82.1575

—

5.64

5.92

6.34

6.68

Sterling

Selling

82.0375

82.0275

82.1500

82.1550

82.1900

—

5.63

5.92

6.35

6.67

Euro

{

Buying

55.2950

55.3925

55.3600

55.2450

55.3075

—

7.03

7.28

7.99

7.79

Selling

55.3175

55.4100

55.3775

55.2750

55.3325

—

7.03

7.31

7.99

7.79

100 Yen

{

Buying

34.1575

33.9800

34.3975

34.0075

33.8625

—

19.61

18.24

19.61

20.22

Selling

34.1675

33.9975

34.4175

34.0175

33.8750

—

19.62

18.22

19.64

20.24

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

1-month

0.74

1.19

1.63

1.78

1.56

3-month

0.79

1.38

1.78

1.88

1.71

6-month

1.04

1.68

1.92

1.98

1.78

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
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.