(Rs. crore)Item1999 2000Variation Dec. 24Dec. 15Dec. 22#Week Year12345 6Notes in circulation1,92,3762,09,8722,08,315-1,557 15,939Notes issued1,92,4172,09,9272,08,359-1,568 15,942Notes held in Banking Department415543-12 2Deposits : Central Government100100100— —State Governments414141— —Scheduled Commercial Banks62,21871,98368,116-3,867 5,898Scheduled State Co-operative Banks793686871185 78Other Banks1,2402,4292,52697 1,286Others5,6935,4085,313-95 -380Other liabilitie

Variation over ItemAs on Dec. 22, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,85,89539,80749817019,9821,77133,9524,87234,3414,968of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,72,99937,053498170*20,0751,99533,8655,06134,6525,256 (b) Gold12,8892,752——-84-22298-187-300-286 (c) SDRs72——-9-2-11-2-11-2*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the eff

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Item 2000Financial year so farYear-on-year Dec. 15 #Fortnight 1999-20002000-200119992000 1 23 4567 Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks45,363805 2,4788,6526,27210,474 Borrowings from Banks(1) 18,9061,958 -3552,6392757,188 Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,058-157 24419745591 Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@ 9,21,4402,991 63,8301,08,0951,05,9431,43,584 (0.3) (8.9)(13.3)(15.8)(18.

(per cent per annum) 19992000Item / week endedDec. 17Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24Dec. 1Dec. 8Dec. 1512345678Bank Rate8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1)13.5013.0013.0013.0013.0013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50 12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate(3)8.00-10.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings7.25/8.058.00/13.005.00/12.207.50/9.507.00/9.107.00/9.507.00

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariations OutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2) as on(6) - (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Dec. 15 Mar. 26Dec. 17 1 23456 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,85,00649,0473,68,8374,01,30932,472 (11.3) (8.8) A.Food Credit 25,69136,94611,25516,81624,4287,612 B.Non-Food Credit 4,10,2674,48,05937,7923,52,0213,76,88124,860 (9.2) (7.1)2.Investments £ 61,42965,515 @4,08648,44656,480 +8,034 A.Commercial Paper 5,0665,4093434,0065,2241,218 B.Bonds/De

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Dec. 24Dec. 18Dec. 19Dec. 20Dec. 21Dec. 22Dec. 24Dec. 18Dec. 19 Dec. 20Dec. 21Dec. 221234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.510046.760046.710046.680046.710046.6900 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.500046.760046.710046.680046.700046.68002.29832.13862.14092.14222.14092.1418DollarSelling43.510046.770046.720046.690046.710046

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so farYear-on-year 2000Fortnight1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#Dec. 1#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213M 3 11,17,20212,45,673329—90,582*9.21,28,47211.51,48,223*16.11,74,072*16.2 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7052,01,777-3,504-1.720,09911.913,0716.927,74717.212,7336.7(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,49,5471,0380.7-5,958-4.47400.515,08613.119,117

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onFinancial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001Year ItemMar. 31#Dec. 22#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,86,938-5,238-1.84,8141.96,6242.422,7798.6 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,12,584-1,557-0.720,76511.815,8398.115,9738.1 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46071,513-3,585-4.8-15,452-19.4-8,947-11.17,26211.3 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1092,841-96 -499 -268 -456 Sources (i+ii+ii

(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)PricePriceDateofIssue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.786.2550200Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.7776350O

(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)PricePriceDateofIssue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 67891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.047.99671,545Jul.7Jul.1010019231 —8100———10097.848.83071,655O

(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 10111213142000-2001 Apr.11Apr.1310021207 —9100— —10095.948.52881,300Jul.5Jul.610026229 —14100— —10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct.1210

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 1011121314152000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013 —43500— ——50091.579.289613,000Jul.12Jul.1350028808 —6205— —29550091.549.241913,000

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Issued during Rate of Interest Outstanding # the fortnight # (per cent)@1 2 3 4Jan.14, 2000 1,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 2000 1,264 123 6.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 2000 1,129 259 5.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 2000 1,364 281 5.00 — 12.80Oct.20, 2000 1,695 484 6.30 — 14.06Nov.3, 2000 1,660 282 7.50 — 11.35@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Reported duringRate of Interest Outstanding the fortnight(per cent)@1 2 34Jan.15, 2000 7,747 1,0929.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 2000 5,634 1,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 2000 7,127 8169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 2000 5,574 1,21710.30 — 12.50Nov.30, 2000 7,364 1,71510.00 — 12.07Dec.15, 2000 8,040 1,3449.93 — 13.00@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightDec. 11Oct. 14*Dec. 9#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00146.1157.8157.80.3- 0.34.68.0Primary Articles 22.02156.0164.7163.21.1- 0.42.54.6(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92148.9179.5171.82.8- 2.819.615.4Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23167.2218.2217.9-- 1.412.730.3Manufactured Products 63.75138.0142.0142.60.10.32.93.3(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.3154.8153.0- 0.2- 0.8- 3.3- 2.7(ii) Edibl

1999 2000 Dec. 22Dec. 18Dec. 19Dec. 20Dec. 21Dec. 221 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,948.544,169.394,152.944,086.414,034.233,905.90S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,481.701,317.601,310.501,295.251,277.401,242.00

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 2000Dec. 8, 2000Dec. 15, 2000Dec. 22, 20001 2 3456781.Banks (a)Borrowings12,007 12,01412,4948,06210,2428,82410,353 (b)Lendings7,847 7,6309,4356,5169,1406,7849,5862.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,103 6,8598,6758,6599,6857,5537,301 (b)Lendings2,358 2,4774,6272,4913,5302,4703,2513.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings2,639 3,0543,1262,4683,3682,2751,8284.Total (a)Borrowings17,110 18,87321,16916,72119,92716

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItem / Week ended Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 2000Dec. 8, 2000Dec. 15, 2000Dec. 22, 20001 234567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 25,62617,96912,86127,00221,37125,257(b)State Government Securities 17715692342179166(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills 521562324315171(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills 438101539471288524(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills 513168116222336146(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills 1,1621,5338142,0172,0331,728II. RBI* 3,9294

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213 Purchases Dec.4, 20004369147924174651200104404877 Dec.5, 200030011152416125241145133355905 Dec.6, 200032363212086523987118367833 Dec.7, 2000396983731313581793914341095 Dec.8, 2000290823261117478111271303543 Sales Dec.4, 20003662611092918464115281401847 Dec.5, 20002552371624181

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Nov. 18, 2000Nov. 25, 2000Dec. 2, 2000Dec. 9, 2000Dec. 16, 2000Dec. 23, 20001234567 Amount54.7025.5431.7655.8334.886.29 Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19992000ItemAs on FridayDec. 24Nov. 24Dec. 1Dec. 8Dec. 15Dec. 2212345678Standard GoldOpening4,5104,4854,5354,5604,5304,555(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,5104,4804,5204,5454,5304,550 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,1257,8157,8807,9107,7657,765(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,1607,8157,8457,9157,7757,745 Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Dec. 22, 2000 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day 364 Day(2+3+4+ WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction) (Auction)5+6) 1 2345 67 89 Reserve Bank of India——5101 1,7991,904 - 80- 4,895 Banks 13—880816 9,22910,939 4694,404 State Governments 3101,149—— —1,459 - 213- 959 Others 187228920383 2,2223,941 - 3341,163

(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 Dec. 22, 2000)Dec. 24, 1999) Dec. 22, 2000)Dec. 24, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 86,18373,630 86,630 63,02660,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI30,15127,000 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales23,44628,205 36,613 Purchases4,35650 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Dec. 15, 2000For the Week Ended Dec. 22, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 6 7I. Outright Transactions 1. Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 509.705910.0735— — — 2001-02 3559.887810.31152949.943810.0789 2002-03 $ 31010.092810.241255010.074410.2450 2003-04 53610.187910.327277610.136810.3014 2004-05 12610.356410.453019510.263810.4622 200