(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Dec.

19, 2005

1,000

500

279

143

269

405

2,364

2,755

146

1,308

623

171

Dec.

20, 2005

1,076

611

307

73

339

372

3,045

2,287

108

1,418

760

10

Dec.

21, 2005

1,033

415

168

131

608

407

2,677

2,251

78

1,337

593

62

Dec.

22, 2005

886

199

107

136

505

673

1,926

1,833

238

1,394

635

142

Dec.

23, 2005

924

259

167

112

333

246

1,799

1,944

163

771

316

176

Sales

Dec.

19, 2005

1,063

520

574

127

278

416

2,310

2,964

985

1,331

699

187

Dec.

20, 2005

967

591

532

114

342

410

3,022

2,313

691

1,365

634

9

Dec.

21, 2005

1,063

492

241

124

653

398

2,452

2,105

467

1,361

767

73

Dec.

22, 2005

1,050

262

96

134

488

682

1,789

2,048

626

1,404

682

160

Dec.

23, 2005

1,012

354

192

110

314

263

1,686

2,212

855

792

306

154

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.