(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Aug.

30, 2004

753

172

86

19

52

62

733

1,331

88

654

267

16

Aug.

31, 2004

807

300

215

15

74

92

1,018

1,246

70

666

294

6

Sep.

1, 2004

383

129

50

5

108

63

813

1,618

64

724

168

15

Sep.

2, 2004

505

131

32

13

42

63

704

1,123

86

501

218

17

Sep.

3, 2004

474

163

33

51

77

25

709

1,721

100

506

147

11

Sales

Aug.

30, 2004

743

135

137

18

48

68

780

1,365

56

657

236

20

Aug.

31, 2004

670

305

307

28

114

96

1,019

1,213

96

684

366

6

Sep.

1, 2004

455

153

83

9

88

78

813

1,385

107

691

197

10

Sep.

2, 2004

466

139

166

7

51

45

653

1,012

114

525

291

16

Sep.

3, 2004

488

181

81

70

73

39

675

1,525

101

482

233

10

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.