(Rs. crore) Item19971998Variation over Nov. 28Nov. 20Nov. 27WeekYear 123456Notes in circulation1,44,1181,60,5421,59,074-1,46814,956 Notes issued1,44,1541,60,5781,59,105-1,47314,951 Notes held in Banking Department363631-5-5Deposits : Central Government515150-1-1 State Governments131212--1 Scheduled Commercial Banks55,71772,41171,926-48516,209 Scheduled State Co-operative Banks621753734-19113 Other Banks8781,0531,11360235 Others4,9825,7745,676-98694 Other liabilities42

Variation over As on Dec. 4, 1998WeekEnd-March 1998End-December 1997YearItem Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1 234567891011Total Reserves1,26,22529,683245310,32031618,9302,32820,1312,196of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,12,88926,5542502310,38257918,9112,58920,6572,661 (b) Gold12,9633,041-9-21-431-350-50-272-590-473 (c) SDRs3738841369876911648Note:1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the e

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Item as on Variation over 1998 Financial year so far Nov. 27# Fortnight1997-981998-99Year 1 2 3456Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from banks28,4914092,9944,8098,101 Borrowings from Banks(1)11,976-1405,4904,8163,228 Other demand and time liabilities(2)424-69-48-1,021-67Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits6,79,566@61452,21774,1561,21,750 (0.1)(10.3)(12.2)(21.8) Demand1,00,408-1,190-458-2,10510,256 Time5,79,159@1,805

(Per cent per annum) 19971998Item / week endedNov. 28Oct. 30Nov. 6Nov. 13Nov. 20Nov. 271234567Bank Rate9.009.009.009.009.009.00I.D.B.I.113.5014.0014.0014.0014.0014.00Prime Lending Rate212.5-13.012.75-13.012.75-13.012.75-13.012.75-13.012.75-13.0Deposit Rate39.0-11.59.0-11.59.0-11.59.0-11.59.0-11.59.0-11.5Call Money Rate (Low / High)40.75/7.008.40/9.505.00/8.807.85/8.355.50/9.157.10/9.001. Medium Term Lending Rate (MTLR). 2. Prime Lending Rate relates to five major bank

(Rs. crore) 1998-991997-98 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item1998 1997 Mar. 27Nov. 20 Mar. 28Nov. 21 12345671.Bank Credit3,24,0793,36,12412,0452,78,4012,86,3177,916 (3.7) (2.8) A.Food Credit12,48516,7024,2177,59711,5693,972 B.Non-Food Credit3,11,5943,19,4217,8282,70,8052,74,7483,944 (2.5) (1.5) 2.Investments 33,08443,675@10,59119,41130,474+11,063 A.Commercial Paper2,0664,7982,7326525,1584,507 B.Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shar

Foreign 1997 1998 1997 1998 Currency Dec. 5Nov. 30Dec. 1Dec. 2Dec. 3Dec. 4Dec. 5*Nov. 30Dec. 1Dec. 2Dec. 3Dec. 41234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 38.650042.630042.580042.570042.550042.5400(Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. Buying38.645042.620042.575042.560042.550042.53502.58702.34582.34852.34912.35022.3507DollarSelling38.665042.630042.585042.570042.560042.5450 Pound B

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item Financial year so far 1998 Fortnight1997-981998-99Year Mar. 31#Nov. 20# Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 123 4567891011M3 8,25,3899,17,6201,6770.265.7609.492.23111.21,50,01319.5Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,45,1821,58,719-397-0.212,1459.213,5369.314,48710.0(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,18,4351,15,605-451-0.4-5,061-4.8-2,831-2.415,33215.3(iii)Time deposits with banks5,58,1676,39,640@2,3260.456,8311

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Item Financial year so far 1998Week1997-981998-99Year Mar. 31#Nov. 27#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011Reserve Money2,26,2332,39,930-2,010-0.87,6493.813,6966.132,29615.6 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,50,8231,62,596-1,468-0.910,1027.411,7737.815,27710.4 of which : cash with banks5,641.. (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI71,80673,773-444-0.6-2,358-4.01,9682.716,55728.9 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,6

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBIAccepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value)12345678910Jan. 2, '98Jan. 3, '98- 35 100 - 135 99.73 7.0390 370 Apr. 3, '98Apr. 4, '98100 100 - - 100 99.72 7.3004 235 Jul. 3, '98Jul. 4, '98100 100 - - 100 99.77

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBIAccepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value)12345678910Jan. 2, '98Jan. 3, '98200 - - 200 200 98.23 7.2076 3,650 Apr. 3, '98Apr. 4, '98100 10 90 25 125 98.20 7.3320 1,525 Jul. 3, '98Jul. 4, '98100 20 80 50 150

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBidsDevolvementTotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountAcceptedon PDs andIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the RBI(4+5)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (Per cent)(Face Value)123456789Jan. 14, '98Jan. 16, '98- - - - - - 17,517@Apr. 7, '98 Apr. 11, '98100 6 94 100 92.61 7.9797 14,339Jul. 1, '98 Jul. 3, '98100 - 100 100 92.61 7.9797 10,153@Oct. 7, '98 Oct. 9, '98400 400 - 400 90.36 10.7174 5,

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(Per cent)@12 34Oct. 10, 1997 7,572 631 7.50 - 12.00 Jan. 2, 1998 6,876 811 6.50 - 11.75 Apr. 10, 1998 14,584 627 8.25 - 24.00 Jul. 17, 1998 7,287 807 8.00 - 12.50 Sep. 11, 1998 5,772 981 7.75 - 13.50 Sep. 25, 1998 5,686 530 8.25 - 12.60 @ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(Per cent)@1234Jan. 15, 19985,249 1,205 8.05 - 11.75Apr. 15, 19981,030 338 11.75 - 18.00Jul. 15, 19983,912 772 8.20 - 13.50Oct. 15, 19984,803 1,101 9.50 - 13.40Nov. 15, 19985,475 1,612 10.18 - 13.25Nov. 30, 19985,534 979 9.35 - 13.00@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19971998Percentage Variation overItem / Week endedWeightNov. 22 Sept. 26*Nov. 21#WeekMonthEndYear March 123456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00331.9357.1358.9-0.2-6.58.1Primary Articles32.30339.4338.8395.2-0.60.213.616.4 (i)Fruits and Vegetables4.09369.7560.2545.5-4.3-4.049.747.6Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants10.66377.4381.7381.7-0.5-0.61.1Manufactured Products57.04319.2334.5334.1--0.23.74.7 (i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur4.06304.8334.7315.9-0.1-3.04.53.6 (ii)Edible Oils2.45296.

19971998 Dec. 4Nov. 30Dec. 1Dec. 2Dec. 3Dec. 41234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)3,527.102,810.662,804.032,816.592,804.462,849.82 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,011.75817.75816.65821.15817.05828.35 Note : NSE - 50, i.e. Nifty has since been rechristened as 'S & P CNX Nifty' with effect from July 28, 1998.

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Jul. 3, '98Jul. 17, '98Jul. 31, '98Aug. 14, '98Aug. 28, '98Sep. 11, '98Sep. 25, '98 123456781.Banks a)Borrowing9,5399,1029,1149,6298,4729,4859,158 b)Lending6,2947,1277,5507,2566,0245,1105,444 2.Primary Dealers a)Borrowing4,9784,4654,9414,8143,1433,0383,824 b)Lending2,0791,6971,6461,5849981,2561,195 3.Non-Bank Institutions a)Lending5,9184,8034,8335,6494,4754,6644,760

(Rs. crore) Week Ended ItemsOct 30, '98Nov 6, '98Nov 13, '98Nov 20, '98Nov 27, '98Dec 4, '98 1234567I.Outright Transactions a.Govt. of India Dated Securities3,3583,10511,0894,0145,4933,841 b.State Government Securities274112111883817 c.14 - Day Treasury Bills26585178-264115 d.91 - Day Treasury Bills1,8253,1222,9262,7742,1141,943 e.364 -Day Treasury Bills3741,9291,1001521,281320II.RBI*2761,7233,696492656303@ : Excluding Repo Transactions.* : RBI's sales and purchases i

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/INRFCY/FCYFCY/INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Nov 23, 1998304 71 5322 34 39375625 8448110828Nov 24, 1998204 30 4429 56 48249480 11151517988Nov 25, 1998169 27531130 2827742167 45912929Nov 26, 1998240 74 1511921 22632493 11738619716Nov 27, 1998260 659717 19 35576695 9533924120 Sales Nov 23, 1998258170 3316 3442363585 9

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct 31, '98Nov 7, '98Nov 14, '98Nov 21, '98Nov 28, '98Dec 5, '981234567Amount19.7135.5542.6345.4629.407.86Source: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19971998ItemAs on FridayDec. 5Nov. 6Nov. 13Nov. 20Nov. 27Dec. 4 12345678Standard GoldOpening3,9304,2804,3404,3304,3304,305 (Rs. per 10 grams)Closing3,9254,2854,3304,3304,3304,295 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,3707,5257,6107,4807,4457,275 (Rs. per kilogram)Closing7,3407,5457,6207,5057,4757,250Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore)HoldersDecember 4, 1998Variation in Total Treasury Bills Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 day14 day91 Day364 Day(2+3+4+5)WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction) 12345678 Reserve Bank of India--4 -4 - -622 Banks 169-4,0343,8468,050 10-5,271 State Governments1004,0461,100-5,246214-2,638 Others 31 339 776 1,0692,215 164-1,800

(Rs. crore) Gross AmountRepaymentsNet Amount Raised Raised uptoupto1998-991997-98 December 4, 1998December 4, 1998(upto(upto December 4, 1998)December 5, 1997)12345Total74,2539,80364,45026,884

(Rs. crore) For the Week EndedFor the Week Ended November 27, 1998December 4, 1998 ItemsAmountYTM (%PA)AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 1998-992588.57199.82821239.13209.8101 1999-002959.822610.91773439.989710.9322 2000-011,04011.134112.515461411.007911.3726 2001-0216311.464711.704321211.296012.5411 2002-03$13011.670811.71674511.653511.6729 2003-0412