(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

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2

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8

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10

11

12

13

Purchases

Nov.

29, 1999

439

116

113

103

78

35

613

851

112

502

243

105

Nov.

30, 1999

285

411

72

151

49

60

509

729

58

375

282

34

Dec.

1, 1999

257

100

44

26

40

28

577

570

85

401

150

100

Dec.

2, 1999

328

152

6

22

21

17

519

843

100

314

81

12

Dec.

3, 1999

268

86

44

15

23

4

579

698

135

302

94

14

Sales

Nov.

29, 1999

381

259

63

101

80

39

590

802

132

521

253

98

Nov.

30, 1999

332

140

40

152

53

53

425

818

102

422

232

33

Dec.

1, 1999

238

94

31

27

35

30

647

477

144

404

148

14

Dec.

2, 1999

317

86

16

24

26

22

491

591

104

341

84

16

Dec.

3, 1999

284

112

3

18

27

4

579

627

100

314

103

8

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

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