(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/ INR

FCY/ FCY

FCY / INR

FCY/FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Dec.

6, 1999

311

80

15

21

41

11

432

533

69

392

78

19

Dec.

7, 1999

217

105

12

25

43

25

466

543

77

457

82

27

Dec.

8, 1999

195

79

7

30

13

12

463

462

90

398

80

14

Dec.

9, 1999

339

68

24

19

40

33

455

418

70

432

66

20

Dec.

10, 1999

479

46

14

39

36

14

438

258

66

409

151

19

Sales

Dec.

6, 1999

354

74

13

22

44

15

360

525

82

420

89

16

Dec.

7, 1999

223

75

30

30

42

19

456

590

97

474

91

31

Dec.

8, 1999

154

74

11

29

9

7

477

492

74

408

88

11

Dec.

9, 1999

216

128

13

18

41

26

429

468

71

423

51

18

Dec.

10, 1999

239

85

6

42

34

14

419

284

61

428

147

14

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note :

Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.