(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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13

Purchases

Oct.

11, 2004

472

212

68

25

79

49

1,013

987

185

346

130

31

Oct.

12, 2004

671

411

93

12

189

89

1,173

1,419

104

648

344

5

Oct.

13, 2004 +

Oct.

14, 2004

867

326

101

53

100

196

1,033

1,340

50

935

368

4

Oct.

15, 2004

623

268

48

21

47

69

1,159

1,225

64

605

246

19

Sales

Oct.

11, 2004

388

231

312

37

85

50

884

1,013

154

333

109

9

Oct.

12, 2004

846

209

141

14

209

96

1,150

1,522

357

639

384

5

Oct.

13, 2004 +

Oct.

14, 2004

808

267

213

77

66

190

990

1,330

249

965

308

9

Oct.

15, 2004

644

166

236

8

63

71

1,070

1,230

243

595

223

13

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.