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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

48.5200

45.8600

45.8400

45.8200

45.8400

45.8600

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

46.9700

51.4800

50.9700

50.9300

50.7200

50.0100

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

48.5200

45.8450

45.8400

45.8200

45.8300

45.8600

2.0610

2.1805

2.1815

2.1825

2.1815

2.1805

Dollar

Selling

48.5300

45.8550

45.8500

45.8300

45.8400

45.8700

Pound

{

Buying

73.7075

73.1600

72.6575

72.7750

72.8375

72.2700

1.3570

1.3666

1.3751

1.3753

1.3719

1.3837

Sterling

Selling

73.7450

73.2025

72.7000

72.8200

72.8725

72.3100

46.9225

51.4850

50.8500

50.9700

50.5725

50.0325

2.1290

1.9425

1.9619

1.9635

1.9716

1.9996

Euro

{

Buying

Selling

46.9825

51.5100

50.8800

50.9950

50.6025

50.0675

100 Yen

Buying

40.3825

38.3675

38.3575

38.6725

38.7875

38.9300

247.58

260.47

260.49

258.49

257.76

257.00

{

Selling

40.4025

38.3850

38.3800

38.6975

38.8200

38.9500

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

3.96

3.66

3.93

3.67

3.66

3.66

3-month

3.96

2.53

2.53

2.44

2.36

2.35

6-month

4.08

2.01

2.05

2.01

1.96

1.92

@: These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
Notes :
1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.