Foreign

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.2200

43.5200

43.5500

43.6200

43.6300

43.6900

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

56.0300

58.4600

58.1600

58.0900

58.5300

58.3500

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

45.2200

43.5150

43.5450

43.6250

43.6300

43.6800

2.2114

2.2978

2.2962

2.2925

2.2920

2.2889

Dollar

Selling

45.2300

43.5250

43.5550

43.6350

43.6400

43.6900

Pound

{Buying

82.9825

83.6825

83.3725

83.5125

84.0225

83.8950

1.2047

1.1948

1.1994

1.1975

1.1902

1.1914

Sterling

Selling

83.0250

83.7200

83.4125

83.5575

84.0475

83.9425

Euro

{Buying

56.0175

58.4450

58.1550

58.0950

58.5375

58.3575

1.7848

1.7106

1.7194

1.7215

1.7085

1.7138

Selling

56.0525

58.4925

58.1725

58.1125

58.5650

58.3825

100 Yen

{Buying

42.1425

41.6050

41.5350

41.7950

41.8725

41.6600

237.12

240.33

240.75

239.20

238.76

239.93

Selling

42.1650

41.6275

41.5475

41.8200

41.8975

41.6900

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

1.02

2.55

2.63

2.34

2.08

2.09

3-month

0.60

1.84

1.87

1.74

1.64

1.72

6-month

0.52

1.56

1.64

1.56

1.54

1.59

@:These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro and middle rates of cross-currency quotes.
These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
Notes:1.The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2.Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.