Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

Apr. 17

Apr. 18

Apr. 19

Apr. 20

Apr. 21

Apr. 17

Apr. 18

Apr. 19

Apr. 20

Apr. 21

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S. Dollar

45.1500

45.1500

45.1400

45.1500

45.0900

—

—

–3.06

–3.08

–2.97

Euro

54.9800

55.3400

55.7800

55.7200

55.4000

—

—

2.21

2.58

3.39

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

45.1450

45.1400

45.1350

45.1400

45.1000

—

—

–3.06

–3.06

–3.00

Dollar

Selling

45.1550

45.1500

45.1450

45.1500

45.1100

—

—

–3.06

–3.06

–3.00

Pound

{Buying

79.3650

79.9375

80.4475

80.7200

80.1475

—

—

3.63

4.00

4.70

Sterling

Selling

79.4050

79.9750

80.4700

80.7500

80.1750

—

—

3.66

4.01

4.71

Euro

{Buying

54.9650

55.3225

55.7375

55.7175

55.3875

—

—

2.28

2.57

3.39

Selling

55.0000

55.3500

55.7675

55.7325

55.4050

—

—

2.27

2.60

3.40

100 Yen

{Buying

38.1675

38.3325

38.5475

38.3525

38.3250

—

—

5.84

6.69

6.84

Selling

38.1825

38.3475

38.5725

38.3725

38.3500

—

—

5.85

6.68

6.82

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

1.62

1.38

1.28

1.21

1.20

3-month

1.51

1.14

1.11

1.05

1.02

6-month

1.44

1.11

1.09

1.01

1.00

—:Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
Notes:1.The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2.Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.