(Rs. crore)   2005 2006 Variation Item Aug. 26 Aug. 18 Aug. 25# Week   Year 1 2 3 4 5   6 Notes issued 3,72,541 4,45,818 4,40,998 –4,820   68,457 Notes in circulation 3,72,514 4,45,794 4,40,973 –4,821   68,459 Notes held in Banking Department 27 24 25 1   –2 Deposits             Central Government 3,662 1,035 6,891 5,856   3,229 Market Stabilisation Scheme 76,936 39,931 42,364

        Variation over Item As on Aug. 25, 2006 Week End-March 2006 End-December 2005 Year     Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11                         Total Reserves 7,70,518 1,65,326 1,870 –41 94,131 13,704 1,52,135 28,120 1,41,602 21,485               &nbs

      (Rs. crore)                     Outstanding Variation over     as on                   Financial year so far Year-on-year Item   2006                 Fortnight             Aug. 18#   2005-2006 2006-2007 2005 2006 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking Syste

      (per cent per annum)   2005 2006 Item / week ended Aug. 19 Jul. 14 Jul. 21 Jul. 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1) 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Bank Rate 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 I.D.B.I.(2) 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 Prime Lending Rate(3) 10.25-10.75 10.75-11.25 10.75-11.25 10.75-11.25 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 Deposit Rate(4) 5.25-6.25 6.25/7.00 6.25/7.00 6.25/

                (Rs. crore)       2006 - 2007 2005 - 2006       Outstanding Variation Outstanding Variation       as on (3) - (2) as on (6) - (5)       2006   2005   Item                     Mar. 31 Aug. 18   Apr. 1 Aug. 19                     1   &nbs

                            Foreign     2006 Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent) Currency       Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 23 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 23 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12       RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)             U.S. Dollar      

              (Rs. crore)                                     Outstanding as on Variation over                                             Financial year so far Year-on-year       2006 Fortnight        

            (Rs. crore)                                 Outstanding as on Variation over                                         Financial year so far Year-on-year     2006 Week                     &nbs

          (Rs. crore)       REPO (INJECTION) REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION) Net injection(+)/       Repo                                                     Outstanding       Bids Received Bids Accepted   Bids Received Bids Accepted   absorption(-) of   LAF &nbs

                (Rs. crore) Date of Date of Notified Bids Received Bids Accepted Devol- Total Weigh- Implicit Amount Auction Issue Amount   Total Face Value   Total Face Value vement Issue ted Yield at Outstanding           Number     Number     on (8+9+10) Average Cut-off as on the             Com- Non-   Com- Non-       &nb

                            (Rs. crore) Fortnight                               Date Ended                             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15   Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug.

          (Rs. crore)   Fortnight ended Total Amount Issued during Rate of Interest       Outstanding # the fortnight # (per cent)@   1   2 3 4   Jul. 8, 2005 20,509 2,598 4.50 — 7.00   Oct. 14, 2005 27,626 2,078 4.66 — 7.75   Jan. 6, 2006 34,432 2,556 4.40 — 7.75   Apr. 14, 2006 38,568 2,005 6.00 — 8.90   Jul. 7, 2006 57,256 4,647 6.00 — 8.70   Jul. 21, 2006 59,167 5,461 4.35 — 8.21

        (Rs. crore)               Fortnight ended Total Amount Reported during Rate of Interest       Outstanding the fortnight (per cent)@   1   2 3 4   Oct. 15, 2005 18,702 1,008 5.69 — 7.50   Jan. 15, 2006 17,415 844 6.50 — 7.75   Apr. 15, 2006 12,968 1,423 6.77 — 8.95   Jul. 15, 2006 21,237 3,389 6.25 — 8.30   Jul. 31, 2006 20,602 2,423 6.50 — 8.25   Aug.

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Aug. 13 Jun. 17* Aug. 12# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended                                   March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9                       ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 195.1 203.5 204.7 0.2 0.5 3.8 4.9 Primary Articles

  2005 2006   Aug. 25 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 23 Aug. 24 Aug. 25               1 2 3 4 5 6 7               BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 7660.42 11511.68 11502.62 11406.65 11531.95 11572.20 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 2354.55 3366.00 3364.60 3335.80 3370.40 3385.95  

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jul. 14, 2006 Jul. 21, 2006 Jul. 28, 2006 Aug. 4, 2006 Aug. 11, 2006 Aug. 18, 2006 Aug. 25, 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks (a) Borrowings 8,686 6,612 6,843 7,569 9,595 8,307 7,894 (b) Lendings 10,679 8,294 8,171 8,996 11,525 10,554 10,218 2. Primary Dealers (a) Borrowings 2,011 1,689 1,360 1,463 1,933 2,249 2,328 (b) Lendings 18 6 31 36 2 2 4 3. Total (a) Borrowings 10,697 8,300 8,202 9,032 11,528 10,556 10,223 (b) Lendings 10,697 8,300 8,202 9,0

        (Rs. crore)         Week Ended Items     Jul. 21, 2006 Jul. 28, 2006 Aug. 4, 2006 Aug. 11, 2006 Aug. 18, 2006 Aug. 25, 2006                     1       2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions                 (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities   14,914 24,519 16,553 37,158 27,509 66,861   (b) State Go

              (US$ Million)                                                             Merchant Inter-bank                                 FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY        

        (Rs. crore)                     Week Ended     Jul. 21, 2006 Jul. 28, 2006 Aug. 4, 2006 Aug. 11, 2006 Aug. 18, 2006 Aug. 25, 2006                 1   2 3 4 5 6 7                 Amount 52.61 30.24 119.89 89.51 31.27 337.60                 Note : With effect f

    (Rs. crore)                   Aug. 25, 2006 Variation in Total Treasury Bills Holders Treasury Bills of Different Maturities Total Over the Over End   14 Day 91 Day 182 Day 364 Day (2+3+4+5) Week March   (Intermediate) (Auction) (Auction) (Auction)       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8                 Reserve Bank of India — — — — — — —       &nbs

                    Gross Amount Raised Net Amount Raised     2006-2007 2005-2006 2005-2006 2006-2007 2005-2006 2005-2006     (Upto (Upto   (Upto (Upto       Aug. 25, 2006) Aug. 26, 2005)   Aug. 25, 2006) Aug. 26, 2005)   1   2 3 4 5 6 7                 1. Total 80,000 79,000 * 1,37,000 * 50,212 48,982 95,370   of which

        (Amount in Rs. crore)                               For the Week Ended Aug. 18, 2006 For the Week Ended Aug. 25, 2006 Item   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative** Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**         Minimum Maximum   Minimum Maximum 1     2 3   4 5   6   7 I. Outright Transactions           &nb