Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

Mar. 31

*

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

Mar. 31

Mar. 31*

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.4300

43.6000

43.6100

43.5900

43.6100

43.6200

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.4300

43.6000

43.6000

43.5850

43.6000

43.6000

2.3568

2.2936

2.2931

2.2941

2.2931

2.2925

Dollar

Selling

42.4400

43.6050

43.6100

43.5950

43.6100

43.6100

Pound

{ Buying

68.3300

69.5075

69.3250

69.3650

69.3950

69.4850

1.4630

1.4386

1.4437

1.4422

1.4401

1.4367

Sterling

Selling

68.3875

69.5200

69.3700

69.3850

69.4500

69.5350

Euro

{ Buying

45.5200

42.6150

42.2300

41.7675

41.6150

41.7825

2.1968

2.3476

2.3729

2.3916

2.4030

2.3897

Selling

45.5425

42.6375

42.2575

41.8000

41.6475

41.8125

100 Yen

{ Buying

35.3150

40.8075

40.9000

41.1075

41.2575

41.4675

283.08

245.15

244.12

243.19

242.17

240.92

Selling

35.3375

40.8200

40.9300

41.1200

41.3050

41.4975

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

5.37

4.68

4.95

4.68

4.13

3.30

3-month

6.03

4.04

4.04

3.95

3.58

3.12

6-month

6.60

3.62

3.67

3.58

3.30

3.07

@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
* : April 1, 1999 yearly closing of Banks, April 2, 1999 Market closed.
Note : The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.