Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

Mar. 20

Mar. 21

Mar. 22

Mar. 23

Mar. 24

Mar. 20

Mar. 21

Mar. 22

Mar. 23

Mar. 24

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

U.S. Dollar

44.4400

44.3800

44.4700

44.5500

44.6600

—

–1.60

–1.57

–1.82

–1.86

Euro

54.0800

53.8400

53.7600

53.7300

53.4700

—

7.62

7.11

6.46

6.51

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

44.4400

44.3750

44.4650

44.5500

44.6600

—

–1.60

–1.59

–1.84

–1.88

Dollar

Selling

44.4500

44.3850

44.4750

44.5600

44.6700

—

–1.60

–1.59

–1.84

–1.88

Pound

{Buying

77.9925

77.7725

77.6900

77.6900

77.4725

—

7.57

6.78

6.21

5.92

Sterling

Selling

78.0275

77.8125

77.7200

77.7300

77.5025

—

7.57

6.78

6.19

5.93

Euro

{Buying

54.0750

53.8400

53.7525

53.7175

53.4525

—

7.60

7.12

6.44

6.60

Selling

54.1050

53.8575

53.7800

53.7400

53.4750

—

7.62

7.11

6.44

6.60

100 Yen

{Buying

38.2150

38.0450

37.9325

38.0000

37.8625

—

9.38

9.73

9.24

9.04

Selling

38.2375

38.0700

37.9550

38.0175

37.8825

—

9.36

9.70

9.26

9.05

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

1-month

4.48

4.81

4.53

3.64

3.49

3-month

3.38

3.50

3.28

2.56

2.37

6-month

2.58

2.76

2.54

2.15

1.97

—:Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
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.