(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Dec. 3Nov. 24 Dec. 1#Week Year123 45 6Notes in circulation1,91,0832,06,4252,05,459-966 14,376Notes issued1,91,1272,06,4782,05,503-975 14,376Notes held in Banking Department4453 44-9 —Deposits : Central Government100100 100— —State Governments4141 41— —Scheduled Commercial Banks54,92168,663 67,985-678 13,064Scheduled State Co-operative Banks947814 753-61 -194Other Banks1,4002,494 2,424-70 1,024Others5,7045,662 5,651-11 -53Other liabilit

Variation over ItemAs on Dec. 1, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves1,82,80839,0213,35973016,89598530,8654,08633,9934,733of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,69,91236,2673,574778*16,9881,20930,7784,27534,3045,021 (b) Gold12,8892,752-215-48-84-22298-187-300-286 (c) SDRs72——-9-2-11-2-11-2*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include th

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as onItem 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Nov. 24#Month 1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks40,5382,299 1,631 3,8275,5076,497Borrowings from Banks(1) 20,7773,812 1,391 4,5111,2137,315Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,247-46 -26 386209550Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@ 9,17,27927,099 61,3241,03,9341,02,3591,41,930 (3.0) (8.6) (12.8)(15.2)(18.

19992000Item / week endedNov. 26Oct. 20Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 241 2345678Bank Rate 8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.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) - Borrowings7.60 / 8.607.50/11.307.00/10.607.20/11.008.00/13.005.00/12.207.50/9.50- Lendi

(Rs. crore)     2000 - 20011999 - 2000     OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations     as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item  2000 1999       Mar. 24Nov. 17 Mar. 26Nov. 19   1    23 456  71.Bank Credit  4,35,9584,80,586 44,6273,68,8373,94,55325,716    &

Foreign 1999200019992000Currency Dec. 3Nov. 27Nov. 28Nov. 29Nov. 30Dec. 1Dec. 3Nov. 27Nov. 28Nov. 29Nov. 30Dec. 11234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.400046.860046.890046.890046.840046.8500 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.400046.850046.885046.880046.835046.84002.30412.13402.13272.13272.13492.1345DollarSelling43.410046.860046.895046.890046.845046.8500 Pou

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 2000Fortnight1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#Nov. 17#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213M3 11,17,20212,45,34528,6312.486,972*8.91,28,14311.51,48,771*16.21,77,353*16.6 (0.2) (9.2) (14.2) Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7052,05,2818660.421,08912.516,5758.831,08919.615,2478.0(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,48,508-1,100-0.7-8,647-6.3

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001YearItemMar. 31#Dec. 1#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,84,068-1,786-0.6-3,451-1.33,7541.328,17311.0 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,09,727-966-0.519,47211.112,9826.614,4097.4 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46071,161-809-1.1-22,435-28.1-9,299-11.613,89324.3 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1093,179-11 -488 71 -128 Sourc

(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 34567891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.786.2550200Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.777635

(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 67891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.047.99671,545Jul.7Jul.1010019231 —8100———10097.848.83071,65

(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

(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 1011121314152000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013 —43500— ——50091.579.289613,000Jul.12Jul.1350028808 —6205— —29550091.549.

(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 — 14.00Sep.22, 2000 &nbs

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest  Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 23 4Jan.15, 20007,7471,092 9.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 20005,6341,127 9.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,127816 9.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,217 10.30 — 12.50Oct.31, 20005,6331,490 10.14 — 13.50Nov.15, 20006,3171,500 10.45 — 12.00@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightNov. 20Sep. 23*Nov. 18#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00147.0154.4157.9- 0.20.34.67.4Primary Articles 22.02159.9162.2162.4- 0.9- 1.12.01.6(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92166.0163.1175.5- 0.7- 1.622.25.7Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23167.2199.5220.9 0.914.232.1Manufactured Products 63.75138.0141.7142.30.10.62.73.1(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93158.0155.5154.1- 0.1- 0.8- 2.7- 2.5(ii) Edi

1999 2000 Dec. 1Nov. 27Nov. 28Nov. 29Nov. 30Dec. 11 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,614.963,969.204,023.923,996.183,997.994,031.96S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,388.751,252.901,272.751,264.751,268.151,276.20

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct. 20, 2000Oct.27, 2000Nov. 3, 2000Nov. 10, 2000 Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 20001 2 34 56781.Banks (a)Borrowings10,727 12,82812,133 12,00712,01412,4948,062 (b)Lendings5,518 8,1697,288 7,8477,6309,4356,5162.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,718 6,2636,574 5,1036,8598,6758,659 (b)Lendings2,367 3,3182,559 2,3582,4774,6272,4913.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,466 3,1793,168 2,6393,0543,1262,4684.Total (a)Borrowings16,445 19,09118,707 17,110

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Item / Week endedOct. 27, 2000Nov. 3, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities10,20415,58642,006 25,62617,96912,861(b)State Government Securities13424951 17715692(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills10728759 52156232(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills354378347 438101539(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills107270243 513168116(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills7122,0201,008 1,1621,533814II. RBI* 37,605

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Nov.6, 20003541457377241668617165629110018Nov.7, 200023110429111976051244862741134Nov.8, 20002267847810959910589929813411Nov.9, 20002246314744438107172200572Nov.10, 2000309110913118432102348289685Nov.13, 200032277277774241125121206543Nov.14, 2000320973811105494108813

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct. 28, 2000Nov. 4, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 18, 2000Nov. 25, 2000Dec. 2, 20001 2 34567Amount 18.23 28.1850.5354.7025.5431.76 Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayDec. 3Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24Dec. 11 2345678Standard GoldOpening4,5004,5004,4804,4904,4854,535(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,4804,4904,4704,4904,4804,520 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,0257,9557,9507,8807,8157,880(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,0007,9557,9607,8707,8157,845Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Dec. 1, 2000 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different Maturities TotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+ WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate) (Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 1 2345 67 89Reserve Bank of India——50251 1,8852,185 - 254- 4,614 Banks 84—544710 8,2779,616 - 2783,080 State Governments 1802,504—— —2,684 1,407266 Others 1161311,246340 2,8384,671 5871,893

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount Raised Net Amount Raised 2000-20011999-2000 1999-2000 2000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Dec. 1, 2000)Dec. 3, 1999) Dec. 1, 2000)Dec. 3, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 83,18373,630 86,630 60,02662,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI30,15127,000 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales21,77528,205 36,613 Purchases4,35650 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Nov. 24, 2000For the Week Ended Dec. 1, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 6 7I. Outright Transactions 1. Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 419.917910.2551109.0355 — 2001-02 42810.145910.289929110.139710.2855 2002-03 $ 43110.236310.408441010.222510.3925 2003-04 75510.332810.481662610.328010.4977 2004-05 24510.494010.604917010.469510.60