(US$ million)

Position Date

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel- lation

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel- lation

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Purchases

Aug. 29, 2011

3,033

2,178

1,970

118

678

718

9,015

8,094

900

3,605

2,603

226

Aug. 30, 2011

3,614

2,710

1,755

175

793

565

7,464

8,407

1,067

3,232

2,848

348

Aug. 31, 2011 +

Sep. 1, 2011 +

Sep. 2, 2011

4,485

1,432

1,028

430

974

734

5,751

5,849

531

3,047

1,964

230

Sales

Aug. 29, 2011

3,978

2,505

1,086

161

710

653

8,573

8,457

1,414

3,532

2,477

214

Aug. 30, 2011

3,743

2,439

2,166

174

815

625

7,351

10,370

1,007

3,098

2,623

312

Aug. 31, 2011 +

Sep. 1, 2011 +

Sep. 2, 2011

3,635

1,908

1,056

427

1,265

815

6,108

7,149

718

3,028

1,995

229

FCY: Foreign Currency.  INR: Indian Rupees.  + Market closed.
Note: Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.