(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Oct.

3, 2005

1,649

651

186

194

325

308

2,361

2,243

111

1,761

1,207

65

Oct.

4, 2005

819

443

198

33

166

97

2,103

2,302

122

1,175

690

28

Oct.

5, 2005

1,047

487

192

67

153

84

2,226

1,605

107

1,049

609

16

Oct.

6, 2005

869

309

251

166

276

169

1,467

1,445

163

1,471

588

58

Oct.

7, 2005

1,009

512

212

150

227

240

2,278

1,414

105

1,323

401

53

Sales

Oct.

3, 2005

1,445

753

331

225

349

272

2,302

2,201

179

1,939

1,212

51

Oct.

4, 2005

937

499

163

42

203

112

2,064

2,032

188

1,124

750

22

Oct.

5, 2005

1,129

495

168

79

142

89

2,197

1,399

191

1,031

642

10

Oct.

6, 2005

1,064

521

54

171

268

198

1,370

1,348

375

1,487

706

53

Oct.

7, 2005

1,084

638

128

107

206

258

2,166

1,185

256

1,344

442

54

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.