Variation over

Item

As on Jun. 9, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,64,910

36,855

-583

-214

-1,003

-1,181

12,967

1,920

20,768

3,366

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,52,193

34,002

-583

-214*

-731

-1,056

13,059

2,010

20,303

3,373

(b) Gold

12,709

2,851

—

—

-264

-123

-82

-88

458

-9

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

7

2

* Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.