(Rs. crore) 20002001VariationItemFeb. 25Feb. 16 Feb. 23#Week Year123 45 6Notes in circulation1,93,7472,12,448 2,10,858–1,590 17,111Notes issued1,93,7732,12,494 2,10,917–1,577 17,144Notes held in Banking Department2647 5811 32Deposits : Central Government101101 100–1 –1State Governments4141 41— —Scheduled Commercial Banks63,09773,915 71,875–2,040 8,778Scheduled State Co-operative Banks761889 566–323 –195Other Banks1,6442,832 2,570–262 926Others5,1075,260 5,570310 463Ot

Variation overItemAs on Feb. 23, 2001WeekEnd-March 2000End-December 2000Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves1,94,53341,7735267928,6203,7377,1761,69639,2276,177of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,81,76039,02152679*28,8363,9637,5531,75739,3236,374 (b) Gold12,7662,751——–207–223–377–60–87–194 (c) SDRs71——–9–3—–1–9–3* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation overItem2001 Financial year so farYear-on-year Feb. 9#Fortnight1999-20002000-2001200020011234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks46,8042892,77610,0935,73911,617Borrowings from Banks(1)21,134–1891,3234,8672,5977,739Other demand and time liabilities(2)1,550288263689442565Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@9,41,7876,27684,5881,28,4421,13,2521,43,174 (0.7)(11.8)(15.8)(16.5)(17.9) [12.2][12.9]

(per cent) 20002001Item / week endedFeb. 18Jan. 12Jan. 19Jan. 26Feb. 2Feb. 9Feb. 1612345 678Cash Reserve Ratio9.008.508.508.508.508.508.50Bank Rate8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1)13.5013.0013.0013.0013.0013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit 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) - Borrowings9.00/25.008.00/12.308.50

  (Rs. crore)  2000 - 2001 1999 - 2000   OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations  as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item20002001 19992000   Mar. 24Feb. 9 Mar. 26Feb. 11 1 2345671. Bank Credit4,35,9585,01,11065,1513,68,8374,19,72450,886    (14.9)  (13.8)        A.Food Credit25,69139,59413,90216,81625,9619,145 

Foreign 2000200120002001Currency Feb. 25Feb. 19+Feb. 20Feb. 21+Feb. 22Feb. 23Feb. 25Feb. 19+Feb. 20 Feb. 21+Feb. 22Feb. 231 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.6300 46.5800 46.630046.5800 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying43.6200 46.5750 46.615046.57002.2920 2.1468 2.14452.1468Dollar Selling43.6300 46.5850 46.625046.5800 Pound{Buying69.7050 67.3850 67.255067.3

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so farYear-on-year 20002001Fortnight1999-20002000-20012000 2001ItemMar. 31#Feb. 9#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 12345678910111213M3 11,17,20212,78,68911,3590.91,24,699*12.71,61,48814.51,59,894*16.91,72,97115.6 (12.2) (13.3)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,88,7052,10,1384,9472.426,75015.821,43311.425,19814.814,4447.4(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,48,8061,52,9192720.26010.44,1132.819

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation over 20002001WeekFinancial year so far Year 1999-20002000-2001 ItemMar. 31#Feb. 23#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,93,709–3,904–1.37,0922.713,3954.827,27110.2 Components (i+ii+iii) (i) Currency in circulation1,96,7452,15,763–1,589–0.722,42912.819,0189.717,4898.8 (ii) Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46075,011–2,625–3.4–14,201–17.8–5,448–6.89,51014.5 (iii) "Other" deposits with RBI3,1092,934310 –1,135 –

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face Value Total Face Value IssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-NonNumberCom-Non-PDs/SDs*RBI(8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.7776350Oct.6Oct.910015162—15100———10099.688.8702425Jan.5Ja

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs* IssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- RBI(8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value) 12 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.7Jul.1010019231—8100———10097.848.83071,655Oct.6Oct.91002022850910050——15097.669.58431,750Jan

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face Valuement onIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-RBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345678910111213142000-2001 Jul.5Jul.610026229—14100——10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct.1210020253—3100——10095.1410.23861,300Jan.3Jan.410021232

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face Value Total Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non-NumberCom-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.12Jul.1350028808—6205——29550091.549.241913,000Oct.4Oct.5500541,238—15500———50090.5010.52171

    (Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest  Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 234Jan.14, 20001,401808.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 20001,2641236.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,1292595.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 20001,3642815.00 — 12.80Dec.29, 20001,135277.78 — 10.50Jan.12, 20011,1801327.25 — 11.00@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.  

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest  Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 234Apr.15, 20005,6341,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,1278169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,21710.30 — 12.50Jan.15, 20017,79691010.00 — 11.98Jan.31, 20017,1881,21810.04 — 11.50Feb.15, 20017,2961,37210.05 — 11.40@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

20002001Percentage Variation overItem / Week endedWeightFeb. 12Dec. 16*Feb. 10WeekMonthEndYear March 123456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00145.9158.5158.40.10.45.08.6Primary Articles22.02155.1162.0161.1–0.1–0.11.23.9(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92138.1164.4163.61.12.113.918.5Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23168.1217.9221.4—1.614.531.7Manufactured Products63.75137.8144.0143.40.30.13.54.1(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93155.8151.8148.90.2–1.3–5.9–4.4(ii) Edible Oils2.76112.01

20002001 Feb. 23Feb. 19Feb. 20Feb. 21Feb. 22Feb. 231234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)5,642.464,350.654,359.224,302.234,262.554,122.16S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,696.401,384.801,383.851,370.101,355.101,320.45

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jan. 12, 2001Jan. 19, 2001Jan. 26, 2001Feb. 2, 2001Feb. 9, 2001Feb. 16, 2001Feb. 23, 20011 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings12,66713,71811,21714,43010,93612,8069,399 (b)Lendings10,17510,9868,90111,2477,8249,5045,9172.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings8,1258,1708,3918,4637,4677,3375,625 (b)Lendings3,1273,1702,8723,6681,7202,6711,7333.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings2,8513,3962,9363,5903,3692,9342,4844.Total (a)Borrowings20,79221,88819,60822,89318,40320,14

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItem / Week ended Jan. 19, 2001Jan. 26, 2001Feb. 2, 2001Feb. 9, 2001 Feb. 16, 2001Feb. 23, 20011 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 38,36835,24527,74543,38435,36529,283 (b)State Government Securities 1571931841279869 (c)14 – Day Treasury Bills 43274227429262148 (d)91 – Day Treasury Bills 159174103610715634 (e)182 – Day Treasury Bills 8419876170204451 (f )364 – Day Treasury Bills 1,1601,5921,0703,1521,9252,164II.RBI*

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Jan. 29, 200158684112213011856133311137118112Jan. 30, 200141999161271616729126610141915219Jan. 31, 200139611312091522735133910438411915Feb. 1, 20012948771730126201299605111099Feb. 2, 200131610834311855651579664127012Feb. 5, 200133477387242442213066540510335Feb. 6,

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jan. 20, 2001Jan. 27, 2001Feb. 3, 2001Feb. 10, 2001Feb. 17, 2001Feb. 24, 20011234567Amount16.095.335.3616.1910.650.0077Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

20002001ItemAs on FridayFeb. 25Jan. 26Feb. 2Feb. 9Feb. 16Feb. 2312345678Standard GoldOpening4,7004,4304,4504,3504,2904,325(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,7004,4304,4504,3704,2804,325 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,1857,8507,9307,6407,5707,420(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,1307,8307,9007,6507,5857,440Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Feb. 23, 2001Variation in Total Treasury BillsHoldersTreasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789Reserve Bank of India——10100838948–215–5,850 Banks40—73671810,28011,7745595,239 State Governments2501,922———2,172–51–246 Others1601231,1994823,3825,346–822,568

(Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-20001999-20002000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Feb. 23, 2001)Feb. 25, 2000) Feb. 23, 2001)Feb. 25, 2000) 12345671. Total97,18386,63086,63071,18370,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI31,15127,00027,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales23,53434,83336,613 Purchases4,3561,2441,244

For the Week Ended Feb. 23, 2001 ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum 1 234I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01— —— 2001-022198.92649.2222 2002-03 $2259.14309.5392 2003-041,5429.26189.6841 2004-051869.45979.7373 2005-069149.458010.0030 2006-094,4169.579710.2653 2009-1082610.097510.1844 Beyond 20106,31410.080710.85032.State Government Securities3410.401110.77613.Treasury Bills (Residual Maturity in Days) (a)