Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

Mar. 13

Mar. 14

Mar. 15 +

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 13

Mar. 14

Mar. 15 +

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

U.S. Dollar

44.5300

44.4700

44.4100

44.4200

—

–2.14

–1.78

–1.78

Euro

53.1600

53.2100

53.5100

54.0500

—

9.87

8.56

8.29

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

44.5250

44.4600

44.4000

44.4100

—

–2.13

–1.75

–1.76

Dollar

Selling

44.5350

44.4700

44.4100

44.4200

—

–2.13

–1.75

–1.76

Pound

{Buying

76.8900

77.1300

77.4725

77.9875

—

8.50

7.80

7.74

Sterling

Selling

76.9200

77.1600

77.5125

78.0200

—

8.50

7.80

7.73

Euro

{Buying

53.1350

53.2050

53.4875

54.0375

—

9.85

8.61

8.33

Selling

53.1625

53.2300

53.5150

54.0725

—

9.89

8.59

8.31

100 Yen

{Buying

37.4525

37.5100

37.6775

38.0425

—

10.92

10.93

10.07

Selling

37.4650

37.5350

37.6975

38.0700

—

10.90

10.94

10.05

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

1-month

4.45

4.45

4.03

3.89

3-month

3.64

3.60

3.11

3.12

6-month

2.72

2.70

2.40

2.47

—:Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
+:Market closed on March 15, 2006.
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.