(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Position Date

lation

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Dec. 17, 2001⁺

Dec. 18, 2001

510

99

69

4

23

25

730

1187

79

473

174

3

Dec. 19, 2001

298

55

112

10

21

16

564

1072

117

335

123

9

Dec. 20, 2001

322

57

55

13

16

12

561

1059

77

280

132

20

Dec. 21, 2001

329

112

59

13

37

10

486

719

51

240

110

51

Dec. 24, 2001

339

102

70

20

30

8

517

809

102

187

108

23

Dec. 25, 2001⁺

Dec. 26, 2001

332

177

192

10

43

9

699

1116

143

133

152

4

Dec. 27, 2001

398

195

140

16

44

39

810

1562

114

559

202

36

Dec. 28, 2001

380

189

94

17

38

17

1024

1453

112

148

131

40

Sales

Dec. 17, 2001 ⁺

Dec. 18, 2001

396

138

23

4

29

44

845

1507

69

499

133

3

Dec. 19, 2001

273

150

13

10

37

16

630

1109

45

320

126

9

Dec. 20, 2001

330

93

23

12

14

31

581

1125

60

305

172

14

Dec. 21, 2001

355

133

4

12

39

10

474

633

60

245

107

42

Dec. 24, 2001

389

216

66

20

26

6

455

774

101

198

104

22

Dec. 25, 2001 ⁺

Dec. 26, 2001

302

429

79

9

45

12

704

1243

84

146

160

6

Dec. 27, 2001

406

264

30

15

46

26

827

1583

76

571

213

46

Dec. 28, 2001

396

291

131

16

36

35

1007

1647

109

181

141

39

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.