Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 7, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,64,000

36,667

-112

-63

-1,913

-1,369

12,057

1,732

21,237

3,763

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,789

33,711

-112

-63*

-2,135

-1,347

11,655

1,719

19,759

3,513

(b) Gold

13,173

2,948

—

—

200

-26

382

9

1,441

242

(c) SDRs

38

8

—

—

22

4

20

4

37

8

*

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies

(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.