(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/ INR

FCY/ FCY

FCY / INR

FCY/FCY

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Position Date

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug.

28, 2000

436

69

36

10

10

22

602

1044

111

275

135

11

Aug.

29, 2000

290

70

210

31

81

11

608

722

97

527

219

23

Aug.

30, 2000

228

82

125

14

42

27

613

1156

162

508

146

18

Aug.

31, 2000

266

59

55

19

22

30

663

1738

115

283

144

11

Sep.

1, 2000+

Sep.

4, 2000

368

106

28

15

16

32

563

886

165

343

49

17

Sep.

5, 2000

188

87

18

21

19

17

517

1217

81

479

108

6

Sep.

6, 2000

403

84

32

16

21

14

641

831

54

414

111

5

Sep.

7, 2000

339

35

18

6

55

16

481

894

97

454

98

17

Sep.

8, 2000

312

36

9

21

12

21

330

1099

63

425

76

6

Sales

Aug.

28, 2000

399

269

30

10

14

25

551

781

116

278

136

17

Aug.

29, 2000

314

238

30

31

91

11

582

692

92

645

241

30

Aug.

30, 2000

366

116

12

14

37

31

600

984

186

562

142

19

Aug.

31, 2000

320

151

20

19

27

40

565

1613

159

294

137

12

Sep.

1, 2000+

Sep.

4, 2000

284

184

20

15

17

33

375

815

211

345

58

17

Sep.

5, 2000

212

122

11

21

20

17

522

1167

94

501

112

6

Sep.

6, 2000

230

173

18

16

21

15

672

744

67

428

111

5

Sep.

7, 2000

235

128

36

6

47

14

491

889

59

470

104

17

Sep.

8, 2000

257

129

11

21

14

21

321

1031

63

422

75

7

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

+ : Market closed.

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