(Rs. crore) Item19981999Variation over Sep. 11Sep. 3Sep. 10WeekYear 123456Notes in circulation1,55,0531,80,3771,82,8472,47027,794 Notes issued1,55,0851,80,4051,82,8822,47727,797 Notes held in Banking Department32283573Deposits : Central Government51100101150 State Governments123940128 Scheduled Commercial Banks72,03972,82271,219-1,603-820 Scheduled State Co-operative Banks85974880153-58 Other Banks1,0911,4231,47552384 Others5,8066,6466,66822862Other liabilities56,6026

Variation over As on Sep. 17, 1999WeekEnd- March 1999End- December 1998YearItemRs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves1,44,06833,0924601066,06360216,2143,03620,3614,002of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,32,46630,4244601067,05490217,7733,46621,3334,289 (b) Gold11,5632,659——-996-301-1,245-356-950-282 (c) SDRs399——51-314-74-22-5Note :1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include th

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Item1999 Financial year so far Sep. 10#Fortnight1998-991999-2000Year 123456Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from banks32,7431473,0553336,006 Borrowings from Banks(1)12,8101,3941,6567393,995 Other demand and time liabilities(2)734-63-1,04911337Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits7,49,844@-1,04850,59535,8191,00,764 (-0.1)(8.5)(5.0)(15.5) Demand1,06,629-2,068-7,157-10,79411,273 Time6,43,215@1,0205

(Per cent per annum) 1998 1999 Item / week endedSep. 11Aug. 13Aug. 20Aug. 27Sep. 3Sep. 101234567Bank Rate9.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.114.0013.5013.5013.5013.5013.50Prime Lending Rate212.75-13.0012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate39.00-11.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.50Call Money Rate (Low / High)43.00/9.508.25/35.009.60/12.507.00 /10.057.80/10.357.75/11.151. Medium Term Lending Rate (MTLR).2. Prime Lending Rate

(Rs. crore) 1999-2000 1998-99 Outstanding as onVariationsOutstanding as onVariations (3) - (2)(6) - (5) Item 19991999 19981998 Mar. 26Sep. 10 Mar. 27Sep. 11 1 2345671.Bank Credit 3,68,8373,74,7465,9093,24,0793,24,055-24 (1.6) (-) A.Food Credit 16,81620,9464,13012,48516,0253,540 B.Non-Food Credit 3,52,0213,53,8001,7793,11,5943,08,029-3,564 (0.5) (-1.1) 2.Investments £ 48,18653,392 @@5,20731,72739,153+7,426 A.Commercial Paper 4,0136,4262,4121,9934,6392,647 B.Bonds/Deben

Foreign1998 1999 1998 1999 CurrencySep. 18Sep. 13+Sep. 14Sep. 15Sep. 16Sep. 17Sep. 18 Sep. 13+Sep. 14Sep. 15Sep. 16Sep. 171234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 42.5300 43.520043.510043.540043.5400 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying42.5250 43.515043.510043.540043.54002.3513 2.29782.29832.29672.2967DollarSelling42.5350 43.525043.520043.550043.5500 Pound{ Buying71.4

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation over Item Financial year so far 1999Fortnight1998-991999-2000Year Mar. 31#Aug. 27#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011 M39,72,204 *10,27,4842,5870.357,105 *7.055,280 *5.71,49,047 *17.0 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,69,3821,76,673-4,208-2.34,2552.97,2914.326,84017.9(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,35,1111,27,1957900.6-5,978-5.0-7,916-5.914,44812.8(iii)Time deposits with banks6,63,8907,19,085@6,1940.957

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation over Item Financial year so far 1999Week 1998-99 1999-2000 Year Mar. 31#Sep. 10#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 234567891011 Reserve Money 2,59,3712,64,6799940.49,8284.35,3092.028,44912.0 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation 1,75,8461,86,6932,4701.37,5585.010,8476.228,07917.7 of which : cash with banks 6,4644,157 * (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI 79,70373,495-1,498-2.02,1833.0-6,208-7.8-493-0.7 (iii)"Other" deposits wit

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBI*Accepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 234 56 7 8910 Oct.9, '98Oct.10, '98500500 —— 500 99.678.8702900 Jan.1, '99Jan.2, '99100100 —— 100 99.659.1320200 Apr.1, '99Apr.3, '99100100 —— 100 99.707.823520

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBI*Accepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 234 5 6 78910Oct.9, '98Oct.10, '98500382 118 40 54097.579.96216,151Jan.1, '99Jan.2, '99100100 — — 10097.679.54235,670Apr.1, '99Apr.3, '99100100 — 20 12097.868.7

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidsontitive 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) 1 234 5678910 Jul.7, '99Jul.8, '99100100 ——10095.279.9297400 Jul.21, '99Jul.22, '99100100 ——10095.319.8856500 Aug.4, '99Aug.5, '99100100 ——10095.569.3145600 Aug.18, '99Aug

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBI*Accepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 2345678910 Oct.7, '98Oct.9, '98400400——40090.3610.71745,827 Jan.13, '99Jan.15, '99750750——75090.5210.49726,519 Apr.7, '99Apr.9, '99500500——50090.959.974710,700

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding#the fortnight #(Per cent)@1 2 3 4Oct.9, 1998 6,132 786 7.75 — 13.50Jan.1, 1999 3,667 621 8.00 — 17.35Apr.9, 1999 3,494 67 7.00 — 12.50Jul.2, 1999 2,111 30 6.25 — 11.50Jul.30, 1999 3,463 30 7.50 — 11.00Aug.13, 1999 3,375 48 6.50 — 11.00@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(Per cent)@1 23 4Oct.15, 19984,8031,101 9.50 — 13.40Jan.15, 19995,4111,215 9.75 — 13.00Apr.15, 19995,0291,386 9.15 — 12.00Jul.15, 19996,311754 9.30 — 12.00Aug.15, 19997,4191,507 9.05 — 12.25Aug.31, 19997,6781,535 9.10 — 12.50@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19981999Percentage Variation overItem / Week endedWeightSep. 5Jul. 10*Sep. 4#WeekMonthEndYear March 123456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00356.4359.7363.30.71.42.81.9Primary Articles32.30387.8387.3396.01.53.05.62.1(i) Fruits and Vegetables4.09546.4435.7461.311.211.612.4-15.6Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants10.66379.9397.0401.80.81.22.95.8Manufactured Products57.04334.3337.1337.60.10.41.01.0(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur4.06341.1312.1319.01.31.710.7-6.5(ii) Edible Oils2.45364.132

1998 1999 Sep. 17Sep. 13+Sep. 14Sep. 15Sep. 16Sep. 171234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)3,121.30 4,731.124,661.044,571.094,618.39S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)910.10 1,370.551,374.701,351.201,359.70Note : NSE - 50, i.e. Nifty has since been rechristened as 'S & P CNX Nifty' with effect from July 28, 1998. + : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Mar. 12, '99Mar. 26, '99Jun. 4, '99Jun. 18, '99Jul. 2, '99Jul. 16, '99Jul. 30, '99 1 23456781.Banks a)Borrowing11,35112,05610,8349,8529,78810,33311,371 b)Lending7,0477,7178,1466,7686,8407,9498,7932.Primary Dealers a)Borrowing3,7054,5445,2975,1785,7525,3816,494 b)Lending1,6792,2111,9721,9101,9191,7882,0783.Non-Bank Institutions a)Lending5,9506,4815,8935,7376,2695,6665,658

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItemsAug. 13, '99Aug. 20, '99Aug. 27, '99Sep. 3, '99Sep. 10, '99Sep. 17, '99 1234567I. Outright Transactions a.Govt. of India Dated Securities18,00212,23413,5169,1336,5716,240b.State Goverment Securities610072128251156c.14 - Day Treasury Bills2612353—1041d.91 - Day Treasury Bills157343223223273207e.182 - Day Treasury Bills43715216422030f.364 - Day Treasury Bills6931,2212,4027851,068634II. RBI*50222,28042113@ : Excluding Repo Transactions.* : RBI'

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/INRFCY/FCYFCY/ INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Aug.30, 1999295531362222039470014425913916 Aug.31, 199921846252860383736433146122931 Sep.1, 19991572941534283474589043917234 Sep.2, 1999115401020351830437210126012977 Sep.3, 19991472392647262663334044613340 Sales Aug.30, 1999317186243191339980812026414514 Aug.31, 1999263

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Aug. 14, '99Aug. 21, '99Aug. 28, '99Sep. 4, '99Sep. 10, '99Sep. 17, '991234567 Amount18.9510.818.3011.9511.3017.37 Source: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19981999ItemAs on FridaySep. 18Aug. 20Aug. 27Sep. 3Sep. 10Sep. 1712345678Standard GoldOpening4,2504,1204,0404,0504,0804,080(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,2454,1204,0504,0504,0804,080 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,5358,0908,0058,0058,0758,005(Rs. per kilogram) Closing7,5358.0608,0408,0208,0808,010Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore)Holders September 17, 1999 Variation in Total Treasury Bills Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789 Reserve Bank of India170-4201908551,635240821 Banks25-48146410,87111,841-13,241 State Governments1,8502,463800600-5,713-936-890 Others53164592462,1743,20025-755

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 1999-20001998-991998-991999-20001998-991998-99 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Sep. 17, 1999)Sep. 18, 1998) Sep. 17, 1999)Sep. 18, 1998) 1234561.Total54,13058,12183,75346,33149,46268,950 of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI23,50018,20538,205 2.RBI's OMO Sales23,5159,25226,348 Purchases50——

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended September 10, 1999For the Week Ended September 17, 1999ItemsAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 1999-2000259.048911.078319.968910.4335 2000-0121610.085910.74132349.536613.3279 2001-0270110.605010.895216510.635910.7376 2002-03 $48510.718110.890630510.757512.9526 2003-0454410.862411.110531010.83861