(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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FCY / FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May

19, 2003

586

357

18

34

116

70

876

1370

331

499

251

19

May

20, 2003

496

409

117

51

66

27

1241

1829

75

471

342

4

May

21, 2003

217

201

41

7

17

20

617

508

18

203

105

2

May

22, 2003

591

394

97

8

41

22

1170

1616

190

306

192

35

May

23, 2003

475

313

52

7

13

11

1270

1645

98

339

120

11

May

26, 2003

342

284

73

3

19

43

814

1163

34

198

80

1

May

27, 2003

356

288

82

15

41

51

878

1922

22

579

143

10

May

28, 2003

498

337

161

23

65

62

991

1786

65

461

411

9

May

29, 2003

404

295

37

11

86

48

997

1458

23

407

281

4

May

30, 2003

501

258

183

18

30

46

915

1460

14

396

269

1

Sales

May

19, 2003

499

217

109

32

103

60

867

1300

476

517

240

18

May

20, 2003

483

198

103

56

79

40

1489

1826

56

493

370

4

May

21, 2003

58

73

67

8

17

21

803

447

11

194

108

6

May

22, 2003

356

331

83

9

35

29

1416

1625

206

311

174

34

May

23, 2003

440

279

76

6

12

12

1312

1730

37

341

116

10

May

26, 2003

248

135

69

6

28

30

920

1207

20

208

110

1

May

27, 2003

503

184

79

14

72

63

872

1808

60

543

195

8

May

28, 2003

382

313

133

25

64

66

995

1746

49

451

433

8

May

29, 2003

321

232

119

10

60

49

864

1386

49

429

267

2

May

30, 2003

545

296

141

8

43

50

889

1486

35

412

240

2

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.