(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

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Spot

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Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Dec. 23, 2002

544

244

27

11

39

14

789

1504

29

192

179

14

Dec. 24, 2002

483

269

34

8

25

6

812

1173

59

252

249

13

Dec. 25, 2002+

Dec. 26, 2002

364

176

24

7

19

18

585

777

26

418

55

2

Dec. 27, 2002

412

155

116

6

13

6

588

1103

30

157

347

23

Sales

Dec. 23, 2002

391

106

66

11

24

31

990

1352

17

190

196

14

Dec. 24, 2002

539

70

123

16

23

11

866

1169

43

262

285

11

Dec. 25, 2002+

Dec. 26, 2002

553

123

47

4

23

23

518

729

28

482

102

2

Dec. 27, 2002

363

300

62

11

11

14

538

1095

53

169

362

22

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.