Foreign

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Currency

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

44.7300

43.6700

43.7700

43.7400

43.8300

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

54.2400

57.9400

57.5800

57.2000

56.9500

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

44.7250

43.6650

43.7600

43.7300

43.8200

2.2356

2.2899

2.2847

2.2862

2.2815

Dollar

Selling

44.7350

43.6750

43.7700

43.7400

43.8300

Pound

{Buying

80.9400

83.6625

82.9550

82.5175

82.0575

1.2353

1.1953

1.2050

1.2118

1.2189

Sterling

Selling

80.9800

83.7025

82.9875

82.5425

82.0975

Euro

{Buying

54.2325

57.9300

57.5800

57.1775

56.9800

1.8437

1.7259

1.7367

1.7483

1.7559

Selling

54.2675

57.9600

57.6050

57.2025

57.0050

100 Yen

{Buying

42.1575

41.6125

41.6250

41.5125

41.2850

237.10

240.27

240.15

240.81

242.37

Selling

42.1800

41.6350

41.6375

41.5375

41.3100

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

1-month

1.88

2.03

1.66

1.56

1.78

3-month

0.98

1.68

1.56

1.51

1.64

6-month

0.72

1.58

1.51

1.49

1.55

@:These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro and middle rates of cross-currency quotes.
These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
+:Market closed.
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.