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Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Jul.

5, 2004

367

298

148

55

96

46

1201

1629

70

494

140

45

Jul.

6, 2004

475

378

129

33

51

32

1462

2457

105

630

328

6

Jul.

7, 2004

652

206

46

44

76

56

1273

1869

99

792

244

6

Jul.

8, 2004

472

226

90

25

42

32

1285

1578

121

768

214

11

Jul.

9, 2004

543

231

93

20

66

118

1240

1428

64

701

212

15

Sales

Jul.

5, 2004

301

239

369

29

88

62

1136

1562

80

552

183

7

Jul.

6, 2004

667

210

164

28

68

40

1427

2382

117

607

322

5

Jul.

7, 2004

637

242

89

34

64

77

1320

1807

112

778

209

3

Jul.

8, 2004

388

245

203

20

41

68

1243

1834

122

609

178

5

Jul.

9, 2004

373

298

275

26

56

156

1246

1439

61

680

223

4

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.