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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.4500

45.1400

45.1200

44.9400

45.0600

45.0900

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

57.8900

53.9400

53.9100

54.5200

54.4800

54.8200

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

45.4500

45.1350

45.1200

44.9300

45.0450

45.0850

2.2002

2.2153

2.2163

2.2252

2.2193

2.2178

Dollar

Selling

45.4600

45.1450

45.1300

44.9400

45.0550

45.0950

Pound

{ Buying

83.2050

79.7625

79.5700

80.1825

80.1575

80.4050

1.2023

1.2542

1.2567

1.2463

1.2468

1.2428

Sterling

Selling

83.2325

79.8075

79.6000

80.2275

80.2025

80.4800

Euro

{ Buying

57.9125

53.9400

53.9000

54.4600

54.4600

54.7700

1.7274

1.8539

1.8549

1.8342

1.8355

1.8242

Selling

57.9350

53.9625

53.9250

54.4850

54.4950

54.7950

100 Yen

{ Buying

42.8175

39.0600

39.0000

39.0725

38.9825

39.0950

233.43

256.11

256.36

255.89

256.34

255.67

Selling

42.8500

39.0775

39.0200

39.0875

39.0050

39.1175

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

1-month

3.04

0.88

0.86

0.78

0.80

0.63

3-month

2.83

0.66

0.64

0.62

0.54

0.43

6-month

2.31

0.57

0.56

0.52

0.49

0.40

@: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.