Foreign Currency

2008

Annual Appreciation (+) / Depreciation (-) (per cent)

Mar. 17

Mar. 18

Mar. 19

Mar. 20+

Mar. 21+

Mar. 17

Mar. 18

Mar. 19

Mar. 20+

Mar. 21+

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

U.S. Dollar

40.7700

40.6200

40.4500

—

—

—

Euro

64.4800

64.0900

63.4800

—

—

—

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

40.7600

40.6100

40.4200

—

—

—

Dollar

Selling

40.7700

40.6200

40.4300

—

—

—

Pound

{

Buying

82.1325

81.2725

81.1550

—

—

—

Sterling

Selling

82.1675

81.3100

81.1950

—

—

—

Euro

{

Buying

64.4650

64.0625

63.4225

—

—

—

Selling

64.4950

64.0950

63.4550

—

—

—

100 Yen

{

Buying

41.9350

41.7625

40.6400

—

—

—

Selling

41.9650

41.7850

40.6650

—

—

—

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

1-month

3.42

3.29

2.74

3-month

2.11

2.31

2.13

6-month

1.52

1.74

1.70

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
+ : 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.