(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Oct. 1Sep. 22Sep. 29#Week Year12345 6Notes in circulation1,78,3211,97,3911,96,300-1,091 17,979Notes issued1,78,3521,97,4311,96,351-1,080 17,999Notes held in Banking Department31405111 20Deposits : Central Government1011001011 —State Governments414141— —Scheduled Commercial Banks74,09263,16972,9159,746 -1,177Scheduled State Co-operative Banks7517491,072323 321Other Banks1,4122,2232,349126 937Others6,5906,1986,569371 -21Other liabilities

Variation over ItemAs on Sep. 29, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,63,16735,43429872-2,746-2,60211,22449919,9722,585of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,50,19632,60229872*-2,728-2,45611,06261018,8562,471 (b) Gold12,9632,830——-10-144172-1091,113113 (c) SDRs82——-8-2-10-231*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Sep. 22# Fortnight 1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks39,207446 1,571 2,4976,0505,226Borrowings from Banks(1) 12,976-1,212 1,434-3,2903,794-530Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,120-199 28 259313370Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 8,72,947 @8,327 51,68059,6031,04,0461,07,243 (1.0) (7.2) (7.3)(15.7)(1

(per cent per annum) 1999 2000 Item / week endedSep. 24Aug. 18Aug. 25Sep. 1Sep. 8Sep. 15Sep. 221 2345678Bank Rate 8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1) 13.5012.5012.5012.5012.5012.5013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.2512.00-12.2512.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate(3)8.00-10.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.00-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings6.75 /11.4010.00 / 16.507.00 / 16.209.50 / 15.407.00 / 1

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstanding Variations as on(3) - (2)as on (6) - (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Sep. 22 Mar. 26Sep. 24 1 23456 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,66,82630,8673,68,8373,80,65811,821 (7.1) (3.2) A.Food Credit 25,69132,0906,39816,81620,5323,716 B.Non-Food Credit 4,10,2674,34,73624,4693,52,0213,60,1268,104 (6.0) (2.3) 2.Investments £ 61,42964,536 @3,10848,44654,241 +5,795 A.Commercial Paper 5,0665,3492844,0066,6562,650 B.Bonds/Debe

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Oct. 1Sep. 25Sep. 26Sep. 27Sep. 28Sep. 29Oct. 1Sep. 25Sep. 26Sep. 27Sep. 28Sep. 291234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.590046.020046.070046.150046.160046.0700 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.590046.010046.060046.140046.165046.06002.29412.17302.17062.16682.16642.1706DollarSelling43.600046.030046.070046.150046.175046.07

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over 2000 FortnightFinancial year so farYear-on-year 1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#Sep. 8# Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 23 45678910111213M 3 11,17,20211,84,574 6,8090.654,758*5.667,3736.01,51,445*17.11,48,796*14.4 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7051,98,183 3,1681.612,3097.39,4785.027,93218.216,9309.3(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,43,279 8290.6-13,254-9.7-5,527-3.712,03710.8

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001Year ItemMar. 31#Sep. 29#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,81,0029,4753.53,6171.46880.218,0396.9 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,00,569-1,090-0.56,6523.83,8241.918,0719.9 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46076,33610,19515.4-3,448-4.3-4,124-5.1810.1 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1094,097371 413 988 -112 Sources (i+ii+iii+

(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 34567891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.81001912515016100150——25099.688.60843502000-2001 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.78

(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 67891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.810016137 —11100———10097.749.24901,3752000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.047.

(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 4Oct.8, 1999 1,868 101 6.75 — 11.00Jan.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 — 14.00Jul.28, 2000 1,211 123 5.50 — 12.75Aug.11, 2000 1,094 94 2.02 — 14.60@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Reported duringRate of Interest Outstanding the fortnight(per cent)@1 2 3 4Oct.15, 1999 6,689 1,104 9.91 — 11.75Jan.15, 2000 7,747 1,092 9.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 2000 5,634 1,127 9.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 2000 7,127 816 9.35 — 11.85Aug.15, 2000 6,406 1,013 9.25 — 12.00Sep.15, 2000 5,577 633 10.05 — 12.75@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightSep. 18Jul. 22*Sep. 16#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00145.6153.2153.70.10.31.95.6Primary Articles 22.02161.7163.6162.40.1- 0.72.00.4(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92157.8155.1158.42.91.110.30.4Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23157.5194.5198.3 1.92.525.9Manufactured Products 63.75137.4140.4140.70.10.31.52.4(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93155.1153.3156.30.11.2- 1.30.8(ii) Edible Oils 2.7612

1999 2000 Sep. 29Sep. 25Sep. 26Sep. 27Sep. 28Sep. 291 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,797.414,173.484089.584,164.104,067.384,090.38S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,415.301,292.551,267.901,292.551,266.401,271.65

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Aug. 18, 2000Aug. 25, 2000Sep. 1, 2000Sep. 8, 2000 Sep. 15, 2000Sep. 22, 2000Sep. 29, 20001 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings9,0887,3579,1828,82911,6588,71111,537 (b)Lendings3,4312,5373,0282,7764,4912,7344,8192.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings4,6115,0694,8955,5905,0785,9575,015 (b)Lendings1,8252,1301,8272,2382,3621,6612,1303.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings1,9911,5242,1552,3252,8123,2053,5804.Total (a)Borrowings13,69912,42614,07714,41916,73614,66816,55

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Item / Week ended Aug. 25, 2000Sep. 1, 2000Sep. 8, 2000Sep. 15, 2000Sep. 22, 2000Sep. 29, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities7,6026,32812,017 13,5549,36510,619(b)State Government Securities27915964 543423(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills 29108173 156202448(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills 17921950 116143863(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills 191152130 122237560(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills 2,5131,5321,547 1,6411,9252,075II. RBI* 1,8

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Sep. 11, 20003511222272621517110161520836 Sep. 12, 20003095348565505126173452786 Sep. 13, 200035285166161351210581044506318 Sep. 14, 2000263893115158588116613152114631 Sep. 15, 200026256741532870599912745511447 Sales Sep. 11, 200034414013725225191001110532926 Sep. 12,

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Aug. 26, 2000Sep. 2, 2000Sep. 9, 2000Sep. 16, 2000Sep. 23, 2000Sep. 30, 20001234567Amount10.816.4213.7010.4815.5734.34 Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayOct. 1Sep. 1Sep. 8Sep. 15Sep. 22Sep. 2912345678Standard GoldOpening4,6504,5304,5004,4904,5004,540(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,5504,5204,5004,4904,5104,535 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,4908,0408,0608,0058,0258,125(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,4008,0408,0408,0108,0208,125Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Sep. 29, 2000 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury 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——402251 3,3724,024 -132-2,774 Banks 122—557554 7,3428,575 5252,039 State Governments 2803,560—— —3,840 1,4691,423 Others 79132741496 2,2863,733 -386956

(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 Sep. 29, 2000)Oct. 1, 1999) Sep. 29, 2000)Oct. 1, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 67,18356,630 86,630 44,02645,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI30,15123,500 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales10,14324,648 36,613 Purchases4,35650 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Sep. 22, 2000For the Week Ended Sep. 29, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 67I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 628.029011.4925419.585811.0880 2001-02 9910.587711.602450410.558910.7926 2002-03 $ 86110.582611.060479310.558410.9364 2003-04 49310.786411.08891,58210.663510.7625 2004-05 31010.826211.217712010.853210.9