(US $ million)

Position Date

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel-lation

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel-lation

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Purchases

Apr. 30, 2012

2,597

1,748

1,173

488

715

271

6,744

7,658

1,154

3,816

2,095

265

May 1, 2012 +

May 2, 2012

2,663

1,263

321

327

440

318

6,497

7,633

883

3,343

1,102

102

May 3, 2012

2,456

1,123

320

369

138

101

7,441

8,953

1,313

2,308

1,100

211

May 4, 2012

2,887

1,596

330

117

149

126

7,911

10,908

1,098

2,440

922

236

Sales

Apr. 30, 2012

3,012

1,914

1,436

492

780

259

6,429

9,504

1,310

3,980

2,203

262

May 1, 2012 +

May 2, 2012

2,971

1,308

345

308

439

303

6,090

8,927

795

3,391

1,132

110

May 3, 2012

2,331

1,451

287

366

125

100

7,150

8,987

1,168

2,332

1,144

212

May 4, 2012

2,277

1,974

639

90

320

103

7,533

11,651

1,139

2,631

1,036

236

FCY: Foreign Currency.         INR: Indian Rupees.        + Market closed.
Note: Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.