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Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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8

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11

12

13

Purchases

Aug. 11, 2003

502

207

36

11

42

19

872

1408

75

414

229

13

Aug. 12, 2003

349

199

49

19

86

35

960

1044

36

327

240

1

Aug. 13, 2003

418

324

36

3

48

41

1062

1043

22

451

112

9

Aug. 14, 2003

495

332

37

55

153

69

867

1283

112

498

331

2

Aug. 15, 2003+

Aug. 18, 2003

554

243

41

10

28

50

1043

790

62

478

187

7

Aug. 19, 2003

358

246

74

22

54

72

868

1253

109

622

182

7

Aug. 20, 2003

426

179

19

29

70

28

674

1070

24

493

176

6

Aug. 21, 2003

398

224

32

59

32

24

1081

818

77

581

225

21

Aug. 22, 2003

396

169

31

36

11

12

756

878

64

570

153

45

Sales

Aug. 11, 2003

412

82

195

11

32

38

946

1195

352

418

226

11

Aug. 12, 2003

287

122

133

46

63

41

1049

880

284

336

215

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Aug. 13, 2003

240

136

106

2

40

46

1367

1036

70

490

149

8

Aug. 14, 2003

368

94

64

16

75

71

1153

1258

328

510

272

4

Aug. 15, 2003+

Aug. 18, 2003

536

133

144

10

14

74

1054

711

175

465

196

7

Aug. 19, 2003

263

114

103

20

85

70

941

1264

188

578

214

7

Aug. 20, 2003

379

49

77

48

52

37

855

1074

186

471

152

3

Aug. 21, 2003

289

102

89

56

57

32

1107

780

166

519

251

27

Aug. 22, 2003

380

98

73

7

66

8

752

778

96

610

155

12

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.