(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

Mar.

31, 2003

728

295

115

9

59

55

812

2013

248

425

350

8

Apr.

1, 2003+

Apr.

2, 2003+

Apr.

3, 2003

567

278

37

5

80

9

1177

1321

73

369

178

8

Apr.

4, 2003

406

229

19

7

32

28

713

1123

62

382

229

4

Apr.

7, 2003

497

198

19

15

57

65

875

1560

59

427

233

5

Apr.

8, 2003

373

203

27

9

60

17

835

1480

43

471

210

5

Apr.

9, 2003

347

306

45

5

52

17

932

1748

92

297

250

4

Apr.

10, 2003

346

181

26

10

99

20

785

1102

95

385

379

2

Apr.

11, 2003+

Sales

Mar.

31, 2003

866

293

109

7

54

107

920

1487

142

422

394

6

Apr.

1, 2003+

Apr.

2, 2003+

Apr.

3, 2003

376

199

123

7

78

10

1561

1117

36

361

184

8

Apr.

4, 2003

342

167

42

10

31

47

864

1662

55

386

229

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Apr.

7, 2003

454

139

129

39

33

48

949

1455

75

428

223

5

Apr.

8, 2003

308

217

61

33

36

22

751

1431

54

436

197

8

Apr.

9, 2003

408

173

95

26

32

16

901

1610

89

322

217

5

Apr.

10, 2003

438

140

90

10

100

27

772

1101

96

376

378

2

Apr.

11, 2003+

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.