(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/ INR

FCY/ FCY

FCY / INR

FCY/FCY

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Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Mar.

30, 1999

694

136

208

25

57

44

654

1,151

190

345

402

36

Mar.

31, 1999

642

148

78

26

60

46

513

1,080

93

343

216

22

Apr.

1, 1999

*

Apr.

2, 1999

+

Apr.

5, 1999

461

98

37

47

58

49

497

795

109

298

209

37

Apr.

6, 1999

301

116

37

40

29

44

838

916

92

329

162

15

Apr.

7, 1999

261

55

31

79

38

36

797

873

57

400

291

44

Apr.

8, 1999

210

51

20

37

44

15

520

793

72

360

286

31

Apr.

9, 1999

268

56

21

42

22

21

654

651

95

463

164

28

Sales

Mar.

30, 1999

621

173

80

18

59

74

719

1,181

127

353

419

34

Mar.

31, 1999

593

135

70

15

60

57

542

1,169

81

370

236

29

Apr.

1, 1999

*

Apr.

2, 1999

+

Apr.

5, 1999

361

172

18

29

61

45

507

933

97

317

238

35

Apr.

6, 1999

237

219

39

15

25

39

838

1,001

90

319

164

16

Apr.

7, 1999

215

179

16

31

38

26

746

892

87

418

291

44

Apr.

8, 1999

221

114

9

21

43

22

495

911

68

398

122

32

Apr.

9, 1999

303

84

20

14

19

28

585

733

80

467

171

29

FCY : Foreign Currency
INR : Indian Rupees.
* : Yearly closing of Banks.
+ : Market closed.

Note :

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