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Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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FCY / FCY

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11

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13

Purchases

Mar. 10, 2003

456

169

55

15

73

26

630

1560

54

367

214

3

Mar. 11, 2003

387

109

720

3

556

12

564

990

30

363

193

1

Mar. 12, 2003

343

102

12

13

31

28

579

1093

76

463

154

3

Mar. 13, 2003

957

118

32

13

36

29

544

817

58

442

190

2

Mar. 14, 2003+

Mar. 17, 2003

591

111

63

6

43

26

795

792

36

399

172

10

Mar. 18, 2003+

Mar. 19, 2003

475

103

45

15

43

15

790

1348

42

353

275

3

Mar. 20, 2003

548

270

48

8

50

20

1336

1486

60

403

220

4

Mar. 21, 2003

447

170

72

10

23

9

813

1516

37

271

174

3

Sales

Mar. 10, 2003

349

99

131

14

79

33

582

1869

43

1005

193

17

Mar. 11, 2003

1039

219

119

3

557

679

515

1199

27

389

206

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Mar. 12, 2003

425

206

53

13

23

34

525

1178

66

477

153

3

Mar. 13, 2003

959

175

61

45

35

40

495

685

61

478

201

3

Mar. 14, 2003+

Mar. 17, 2003

637

235

162

8

35

20

754

742

54

423

197

14

Mar. 18, 2003+

Mar. 19, 2003

318

217

119

16

49

28

798

1528

34

343

298

6

Mar. 20, 2003

447

336

142

9

33

18

1050

1613

53

442

249

11

Mar. 21, 2003

451

182

96

9

29

6

755

1522

55

309

199

5

FCY : Foreign Currency.

INR : Indian Rupees.

+ : Market closed.

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