(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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6

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8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Dec.

12, 2005

853

330

73

177

640

423

1,635

2,702

63

1,664

784

71

Dec.

13, 2005

802

337

282

138

507

350

1,843

1,920

86

1,938

707

23

Dec.

14, 2005

964

500

632

144

641

532

2,785

2,327

291

2,467

665

89

Dec.

15, 2005

1,121

1,506

320

137

546

707

3,188

2,516

297

1,857

882

802

Dec.

16, 2005

1,192

663

188

185

479

323

3,373

2,662

241

1,999

595

87

Sales

Dec.

12, 2005

837

382

181

156

645

461

1,563

2,906

556

1,688

616

40

Dec.

13, 2005

900

983

352

225

433

391

1,723

2,373

621

1,954

700

20

Dec.

14, 2005

1,039

1,083

531

140

672

571

2,569

2,298

508

2,426

588

53

Dec.

15, 2005

1,104

1,055

563

108

515

743

3,157

2,529

648

1,817

760

811

Dec.

16, 2005

913

914

395

176

445

348

2,801

2,888

1,088

1,984

690

105

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees. + : Market closed.
Note : Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.