(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Aug. 6Jul. 28 Aug. 4#Week Year123 45 6 Notes in circulation1,82,6891,98,0522,00,8572,805 18,168Notes issued1,82,7191,98,0882,00,8952,807 18,176Notes held in Banking Department3036 382 8Deposits : Central Government101101 100-1 -1State Governments3141 41— 10Scheduled Commercial Banks70,18159,743 63,7684,025 -6,413Scheduled State Co-operative Banks716640 798158 82Other Banks1,4012,186 2,319133 918Others11,35716,085 15,858-227 4,501Other

Variation over ItemAs on Aug. 4, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,62,71635,874289-322-3,197-2,16210,77393917,5902,464of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,49,52532,942309-298*-3,399-2,11610,39195015,9272,194 (b) Gold13,1532,924-20-24180-50362-151,662270 (c) SDRs388——2242041—*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation overItem 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Jul. 28#Fortnight1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks39,207306 -123 2,4977,1826,921Borrowings from Banks(1) 11,836-2,690 876-4,4305,173-1,111Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,065179 -99 204240442Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 8,53,893 @3,434 29,32240,5481,16,7001,10,546 (0.4) (4.1) (5.0)(18.6)(14.9)

(per cent per annum) 19992000Item / week endedJul. 30Jun. 23Jun. 30Jul. 7Jul. 14Jul. 21Jul. 281 2345678Bank Rate 8.007.007.007.007.007.008.00I.D.B.I.(1) 13.5013.5013.5013.5013.5013.5013.50Prime Lending Rate(2) 12.0011.25-11.7511.25-11.7511.25-11.75 11.25-11.7511.25-11.7511.25-11.75Deposit Rate(3)8.00-11.008.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.50Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings7.00 / 8.159.00 / 35.005.00 / 13.905.90 / 10.70 6.00 / 8.506.20 / 1

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 Outstanding VariationsOutstanding Variations as on (3) - (2)as on (6)- (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Jul. 28 Mar. 26Jul. 30 1 2 3456 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,57,50321,5453,68,8373,72,0523,215 (4.9) (0.9) A.Food Credit 25,69132,8087,11716,81622,4915,676 B.Non-Food Credit 4,10,2674,24,695 14,4283,52,0213,49,560-2,461 (3.5) (-0.7) 2.Investments £ 60,84264,053 @3,21048,44652,701 +4,255 A.Commercial Paper 5,0666,7431,6774,0066,2332,227 B.Bond

ForeignCurrency 1999 2000 1999 2000 Aug. 6Jul. 31Aug. 1Aug. 2Aug. 3Aug. 4Aug. 6Jul. 31Aug. 1Aug. 2Aug. 3Aug. 41234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.450044.990045.130045.340045.440045.3900 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.440044.990045.100045.320045.430045.38002.30152.22272.21582.20562.20072.2031DollarSelling43.450045.000045.120045.340045.450045.4000 Pound{

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so farYear-on-year 2000Fortnight1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#JuL. 14#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213M3 11,17,20211,72,2362,9740.340,553*4.155,0354.91,63,635*19.11,50,664*14.7 (4.2) (5.0) (17.0) (15.0)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7052,00,5802,9531.514,0218.311,8756.327,69017.817,6159.6(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,45,990-2,736-1.8-10,457

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001Year ItemMar. 31#Aug. 4#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%123 4567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,75,950 6,8952.64,2121.6-4,363-1.612,3944.7 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,05,126 2,8061.410,9226.28,3814.318,3579.8 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46066,885 4,3166.9-7,406-9.3-13,574-16.9-5,412-7.5 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1093,939 -227 695 830 -552 Sour

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.81001912515016100150——25099.688.60843502000-2001 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 67891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.810016137 —11100———10097.749.24901,3752000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.04

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuementIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-on(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom-RBI PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 6789 10111213141999-2000 Jan.5Jan.610027337 —9100— —10095.359.81961,9002000-2001 Apr. 11Apr.1310021207 —9100— —10095.948.52881,300Jul.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com- Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 6789 1011121314151999-2000 Jan.12Jan.13500491,377 —15500— ——50090.8010.144314,2502000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013 —43500—

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 2 3 4Jul.2, 19992,111 30 6.25 — 11.50Oct.8, 19991,868 101 6.75 — 11.00Jan.14, 20001,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 20001,264 123 6.50 — 14.00May19, 2000945 109 8.00 — 11.70Jun.2, 2000933 35 8.00 — 11.16@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 23 4Jul.15, 19996,311754 9.30 — 12.00Oct.15, 19996,6891,104 9.91 — 11.75Jan.15, 20007,7471,092 9.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 20005,6341,127 9.58 — 12.25Jun.30, 20007,627690 9.25 — 11.75Jul.15, 20007,127816 9.35 — 11.85@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightJul. 24May 27*Jul. 22#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00143.7152.1152.70.10.21.26.3Primary Articles 22.02158.1163.4163.9- 0.1 3.03.7(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92147.7153.5159.83.02.711.38.2Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23153.7193.6194.5 0.626.5Manufactured Products 63.75136.5139.0139.50.30.30.62.2(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93154.6155.4153.20.3-4.8-3.2-0.9(ii) Edible Oils 2.76119.010

19992000 Aug. 4Jul. 31Aug. 1Aug. 2Aug. 3Aug. 41 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,644.074,279.864,253.694,260.884,207.634,186.16S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,326.401,332.851,326.851,331.901,321.251,381.55

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jun. 23, 2000Jun. 30, 2000Jul. 7, 2000Jul. 14, 2000Jul. 21, 2000Jul. 28, 2000Aug. 4, 20001 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings9,6979,40612,3237,76311,2148,5979.737 (b)Lendings5,3855,1737,8415,5897,3584,6375,6732.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings4,7245,6817,4785,8885,7806,8715,559 (b)Lendings1,4042,2292,8551,5332,1171,5682,1773.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,4543,7465,3903,2453,8273,5163,6624.Total (a)Borrowings14,42115,08719,80113,65116,99415,46815,296

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItem / Week ended Jun. 30, 2000Jul. 7, 2000Jul. 14, 2000Jul. 21, 2000Jul. 28, 2000Aug. 4, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities8,72920,08313,542 19,11125,65016,829(b)State Government Securities 814437 319963(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills 16897 233377274(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills 70271238 204377286(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills 98192143 1106760(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills 3303,257612 6651,3081,493II. RBI* 0.291,437456 53

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Jul.17, 200037381401814205187305553611713 Jul.18, 200023997117177465899854365530 Jul.19, 20002565324325757094910740524978 Jul.20, 20003288229152012958103414446610238 Jul.21, 2000240127282827218229521104547010 Sales Jul.17, 200045989151814194655676053913112 Jul.18, 200

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jul. 1, 2000Jul. 8, 2000Jul. 15, 2000Jul. 22, 2000Jul. 29, 2000Aug. 5, 20001234567Amount0.015.5312.2012.420.014.80Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19992000ItemAs on FridayAug. 6Jul. 7Jul. 14Jul. 21Jul. 28Aug. 412345678Standard GoldOpening4,0604,5504,5104,5154,5004,510(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,0654,5504,5104,5204,4804,510 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,2057,9857,9708,0207,9758,030(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,2107,9707,9758,0157,9708,050Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Aug. 4, 2000Variation in Total Treasury BillsHoldersTreasury Bills of Different Maturities TotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day 364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 1 2345 67 89Reserve Bank of India——411351 4,6025,363 -355-1,436 Banks 83—524443 7,2448,294 6131,759 State Governments 1503,244—— —3,394 2,219976 Others 11719671507 1,1542,467 -328-310

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-2000 1999-20002000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Aug. 4, 2000)Aug. 6, 1999) Aug. 4, 2000)Aug. 6, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 52,18351,630 86,630 35,02644,83170,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI19,50623,500 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales8,80820,809 36,613 Purchases3,14450 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Jul. 28, 2000For the Week Ended Aug. 4, 2000Item AmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 5989.589012.25001879.968911.1097 2001-02 5649.720911.863019310.022810.6269 2002-03 $ 6189.849410.891627510.282310.7545 2003-04 1,67210.213311.193883610.385510.9559 2004-05 36510.247211.196730010.753011.01