(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

Cancel-

Cancel-

Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Feb. 15, 1999

217

46

31

12

30

22

329

270

43

246

119

16

Feb. 16, 1999

170

80

24

22

58

40

463

545

46

528

295

35

Feb. 17, 1999

197

50

39

19

27

32

383

509

88

434

196

17

Feb. 18, 1999

236

38

42

30

17

19

524

673

101

435

156

58

Feb. 19, 1999

432

56

51

44

62

38

344

782

365

461

312

69

Sales

Feb. 15, 1999

186

82

11

7

31

20

344

273

64

274

114

16

Feb. 16, 1999

174

78

21

15

53

39

445

515

70

548

314

33

Feb. 17, 1999

192

58

21

7

21

39

395

509

75

467

174

18

Feb. 18, 1999

211

154

39

8

18

24

525

658

87

451

168

57

Feb. 19, 1999

197

168

6

20

63

39

348

657

263

512

293

67

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.