(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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FCY / FCY

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug. 19, 2002

408

182

26

8

27

9

610

843

82

310

78

1

Aug. 20, 2002

338

125

18

20

13

9

656

644

42

373

64

2

Aug. 21, 2002

236

80

10

15

22

14

499

751

81

325

60

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Aug. 22, 2002

234

220

74

7

8

13

484

1222

59

263

66

4

Aug. 23, 2002

327

244

69

9

92

71

841

1296

41

367

146

9

Aug. 26, 2002

470

265

97

7

18

14

550

991

112

217

76

—

Aug. 27, 2002

469

281

95

5

41

36

433

998

112

369

188

6

Aug. 28, 2002

409

262

134

9

30

31

666

1141

99

384

375

8

Aug. 29, 2002

364

306

97

4

50

17

730

1132

151

456

139

28

Aug. 30, 2002

428

232

53

10

126

15

688

1804

69

321

138

5

Sales

Aug. 19, 2002

256

74

16

7

12

9

866

781

64

307

129

—

Aug. 20, 2002

258

100

59

20

16

9

655

654

33

367

93

2

Aug. 21, 2002

248

60

27

16

22

18

572

682

48

356

67

—

Aug. 22, 2002

259

99

109

12

8

7

572

1221

47

286

62

4

Aug. 23, 2002

276

135

128

8

75

69

901

1254

52

373

129

10

Aug. 26, 2002

313

262

50

6

18

13

738

921

68

218

82

—

Aug. 27, 2002

360

322

107

5

40

42

501

1090

90

350

179

6

Aug. 28, 2002

321

206

194

16

23

58

831

1211

131

414

320

8

Aug. 29, 2002

332

190

135

3

37

47

772

1166

159

438

112

23

Aug. 30, 2002

354

118

128

10

34

24

945

1714

93

319

155

5

FCY : Foreign Currency.
INR : Indian Rupees.
+ : Market closed.
Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.