(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Nov.

29, 2004

1,126

742

189

171

154

77

1,740

2,947

103

1,012

565

38

Nov.

30, 2004

980

885

288

97

214

131

2,510

2,736

124

868

733

8

Dec.

1, 2004

994

688

101

109

75

75

2,458

2,367

106

694

300

5

Dec.

2, 2004

794

696

98

150

61

121

2,586

1,989

147

842

344

3

Dec.

3, 2004

931

426

102

89

89

188

1,979

2,037

90

643

336

8

Sales

Nov.

29, 2004

971

445

399

103

174

208

1,627

3,615

121

999

432

10

Nov.

30, 2004

778

399

496

26

267

206

2,928

2,695

82

955

539

12

Dec.

1, 2004

597

343

183

37

98

137

3,147

2,303

94

687

275

36

Dec.

2, 2004

563

544

418

76

99

267

2,550

1,934

68

851

358

5

Dec.

3, 2004

606

408

290

55

143

198

1,853

2,009

132

653

288

5

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.