Foreign

2001

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2001

2002

Currency

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

46.6700

48.7100

48.7300

48.7300

48.7500

48.7700

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

..

42.8600

42.9900

42.9300

43.1400

43.0100

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

46.6650

48.7100

48.7200

48.7250

48.7450

48.7650

2.1427

2.0530

2.0521

2.0521

2.0513

2.0504

Dollar

Selling

46.6750

48.7200

48.7300

48.7350

48.7550

48.7750

Pound

{

Buying

66.3525

69.2750

69.4750

69.3125

69.6075

69.5625

1.5071

1.4441

1.4385

1.4419

1.4362

1.4371

Sterling

Selling

66.3900

69.3050

69.5125

69.3500

69.6475

69.5875

Euro

{

Buying

41.4800

42.8600

42.9625

42.9125

43.1725

42.9825

2.4100

2.3332

2.3261

2.3294

2.3180

2.3250

Selling

41.5125

42.8925

42.9950

42.9300

43.2075

43.0050

100 Yen

{

Buying

37.9675

37.4900

37.0475

36.8575

37.0750

36.8575

263.25

266.57

269.68

271.19

269.62

271.61

Selling

37.9900

37.5250

37.0825

36.8750

37.1100

36.8775

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

1-month

5.14

7.39

7.39

7.14

7.14

6.64

3-month

4.89

6.73

6.81

6.40

6.24

6.15

6-month

4.84

6.04

6.16

5.95

5.78

5.78

@ : 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.
Notes : 1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.