(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Mar.

14, 2005

994

615

94

38

246

201

2,417

1,819

48

1,227

585

12

Mar.

15, 2005

1,293

471

156

35

515

255

2,695

2,229

147

1,897

571

28

Mar.

16, 2005

749

651

113

29

392

576

1,881

2,714

186

1,594

468

15

Mar.

17, 2005

798

685

177

25

203

268

1,841

1,901

73

981

655

8

Mar.

18, 2005

933

375

154

42

978

437

1,888

1,688

151

2,199

802

22

Sales

Mar.

14, 2005

1,150

226

175

39

250

221

2,382

1,410

81

1,243

444

11

Mar.

15, 2005

613

331

412

27

462

355

3,024

1,786

183

1,937

597

25

Mar.

16, 2005

1,086

183

389

28

361

604

1,870

1,870

139

1,647

710

13

Mar.

17, 2005

1,109

387

205

26

223

278

1,810

1,590

71

976

381

6

Mar.

18, 2005

659

500

129

32

990

463

1,333

1,390

232

2,237

293

24

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.