(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/ INR

FCY/ FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May 22, 2000

241

67

9

12

23

43

437

582

82

291

540

28

May 23, 2000

270

48

27

14

22

28

502

939

67

438

350

22

May 24, 2000

259

58

27

19

44

20

1023

1131

97

350

257

23

May 25, 2000

214

156

112

18

15

23

1153

1108

409

259

51

590

May 26, 2000

187

66

42

19

27

13

724

822

149

265

363

148

Sales

May 22, 2000

284

147

13

11

24

16

327

450

88

295

552

28

May 23, 2000

228

118

18

14

22

21

463

953

66

466

418

21

May 24, 2000

240

311

16

18

46

46

877

1204

82

401

243

23

May 25, 2000

347

220

31

16

14

8

1142

1109

386

259

62

591

May 26, 2000

190

99

6

18

26

15

688

794

191

327

385

124

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.