Foreign

2006

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

Currency

May 15

May 16

May 17

May 18

May 19

May 15

May 16

May 17

May 18

May 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

U.S. Dollar

45.3900

45.6100

45.3400

45.4800

45.4600

—

–4.65

–4.21

–4.22

–4.42

Euro

58.5500

58.3900

58.3300

57.9800

58.3200

—

–6.23

–5.97

–5.17

–5.56

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

45.3500

45.6100

45.3400

45.4700

45.4500

—

–4.66

–4.23

–4.21

–4.42

Dollar

Selling

45.3600

45.6200

45.3500

45.4800

45.4600

—

–4.66

–4.23

–4.21

–4.42

Pound

{Buying

85.8075

85.7475

85.7250

85.5250

85.9050

—

–6.52

–6.95

–6.62

–6.97

Sterling

Selling

85.8350

85.7875

85.7575

85.5650

85.9375

—

–6.51

–6.94

–6.63

–6.97

Euro

{Buying

58.4750

58.3850

58.3125

57.9150

58.2850

—

–6.30

–5.98

–5.09

–5.55

Selling

58.5100

58.4075

58.3325

57.9375

58.3025

—

–6.27

–5.97

–5.06

–5.54

100 Yen

{Buying

41.2725

41.3775

41.3650

41.0375

40.9800

—

–2.51

–2.07

–1.33

–0.99

Selling

41.2925

41.3975

41.3850

41.0625

40.9850

—

–2.49

–2.07

–1.33

–0.96

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

1-month

1.01

0.87

0.93

0.78

0.89

3-month

1.01

0.85

0.94

0.80

0.95

6-month

0.99

0.91

1.02

0.89

1.04

—: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.