Foreign

2001

2002

2001

2002

Currency

Jun. 1

May 27

May 28

May 29

May 30

May 31

Jun. 1

May 27

May 28

May 29

May 30

May 31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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12

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

47.0500

48.9800

48.9900

48.9900

49.0100

49.0300

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

..

45.0900

45.1500

45.5000

45.8800

45.9900

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

47.0450

48.9750

48.9850

48.9800

48.9950

49.0300

2.1254

2.0416

2.0412

2.0412

2.0404

2.0396

Dollar

Selling

47.0550

48.9850

48.9950

48.9900

49.0050

49.0400

Pound

{

Buying

66.7675

71.3225

71.3325

71.4125

71.6400

71.7750

1.4958

1.4016

1.4012

1.3997

1.3950

1.3922

Sterling

Selling

66.8275

71.3625

71.3575

71.4575

71.6650

71.8375

Euro

{

Buying

39.8650

45.0675

45.1200

45.5075

45.8800

45.9450

2.5081

2.2178

2.2148

2.1978

2.1796

2.1744

Selling

39.8975

45.1000

45.1350

45.5350

45.9125

45.9650

100 Yen

{

Buying

39.5275

39.2425

39.2350

39.3200

39.4575

39.4300

252.78

254.73

254.77

254.22

253.37

253.25

Selling

39.5850

39.2700

39.2450

39.3450

39.4700

39.4700

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

4.59

5.88

5.88

5.63

5.63

5.87

3-month

4.85

6.29

6.45

6.12

6.12

6.20

6-month

4.97

6.29

6.33

6.12

6.12

6.16

@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

Notes

:

1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.

2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.