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Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

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FCY / FCY

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Oct.

13, 2003

467

379

36

45

76

33

953

1202

56

447

277

4

Oct.

14, 2003

566

365

43

63

105

67

1373

2283

63

670

477

38

Oct.

15, 2003

628

269

59

82

65

105

1229

1842

41

619

517

49

Oct.

16, 2003

528

279

58

28

117

55

1399

2547

53

456

327

2

Oct.

17, 2003

541

162

38

29

70

97

996

1316

9

482

254

2

Oct.

20, 2003

616

244

60

14

52

42

1077

1409

36

498

242

51

Oct.

21, 2003

505

174

101

65

116

56

1062

1604

47

511

319

4

Oct.

22, 2003

472

299

125

13

141

76

1100

1338

86

516

244

3

Oct.

23, 2003

449

310

75

23

79

81

774

1891

57

595

180

8

Oct.

24, 2003

274

133

39

7

7

27

440

1207

12

292

151

1

Sales

Oct.

13, 2003

299

156

293

23

90

28

953

1196

188

451

274

59

Oct.

14, 2003

544

257

341

74

93

59

1354

2018

78

677

519

7

Oct.

15, 2003

511

262

195

113

21

123

1186

1656

43

561

536

24

Oct.

16, 2003

496

274

95

23

88

56

1450

2236

42

493

236

32

Oct.

17, 2003

468

119

77

21

92

58

1095

1338

133

473

186

29

Oct.

20, 2003

421

251

115

7

65

39

1002

1247

146

594

225

8

Oct.

21, 2003

519

173

127

65

114

72

986

1239

204

488

300

4

Oct.

22, 2003

560

157

280

67

71

56

1111

1165

75

593

157

1

Oct.

23, 2003

498

146

153

20

71

134

968

1654

78

556

185

9

Oct.

24, 2003

207

131

45

6

10

52

447

1046

48

269

129

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FCY : Foreign Currency.

INR : Indian Rupees.

+ : Market closed.

Note :

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