Foreign

2003

2004

2003

2004

Currency

Oct. 17

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. 13+

Oct. 14

Oct. 15

Oct. 17

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. 13+

Oct. 14

Oct. 15

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.3500

45.7700

45.8600

45.8600

45.8600

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

52.5000

56.7600

56.6200

56.6600

56.8400

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

45.3300

45.7500

45.8650

45.8600

45.8600

2.2051

2.1848

2.1805

2.1805

2.1805

Dollar

Selling

45.3400

45.7600

45.8750

45.8700

45.8700

Pound

{ Buying

75.8875

82.0850

82.1625

82.3375

82.4650

1.3187

1.2178

1.2171

1.2138

1.2129

Sterling

Selling

75.9300

82.1300

82.2275

82.3775

82.5025

Euro

{ Buying

52.5250

56.7350

56.5800

56.6500

56.8675

1.9048

1.7618

1.7662

1.7649

1.7593

Selling

52.5500

56.7600

56.6100

56.6775

56.8875

100 Yen

{ Buying

41.2550

41.8000

41.7950

41.7775

41.8700

242.41

239.05

239.23

239.08

238.82

Selling

41.2850

41.8250

41.8150

41.8075

41.8975

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

1-month

–0.66

3.28

3.27

3.01

3.01

3-month

–0.22

3.02

3.01

2.88

2.79

6-month

0.13

2.69

2.64

2.53

2.44

@:These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro and middle rates of cross-currency quotes.
These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
+:Market closed.
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.