Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 6, 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

1,62,940

35,340

-227

-94

-2,973

-2,696

10,997

405

20,424

2,571

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,875

32,504

-321

-98*

-3,049

-2,554

10,741

512

19,214

2,453

(b) Gold

13,057

2,834

94

4

84

-140

266

-105

1,207

117

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

3

1

* 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.