(US $ million)

Position Date

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel-lation

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel-lation

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel-lation

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancel- lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May 17, 2010

2,143

1,715

910

353

1,602

1,269

7,363

5,006

955

5,481

1,036

117

May 18, 2010

1,863

853

949

251

1,395

1,213

5,579

4,390

343

6,732

1,176

187

May 19, 2010

1,816

2,416

769

183

1,483

1,717

8,153

7,162

771

6,359

917

46

May 20, 2010

1,830

2,776

1,023

78

1,593

1,280

8,698

7,161

868

6,191

1,321

175

May 21, 2010

2,099

2,965

1,641

74

1,484

1,342

9,193

9,324

678

4,828

1,316

182

Sales

May 17, 2010

2,415

1,538

971

385

1,661

1,308

6,955

5,444

1,832

5,507

1,322

127

May 18, 2010

1,969

1,525

417

253

1,511

1,141

5,493

4,537

646

6,723

1,492

195

May 19, 2010

1,914

2,742

647

185

1,607

1,777

7,788

7,493

1,043

6,355

1,291

49

May 20, 2010

1,742

2,834

1,086

75

1,649

1,344

8,698

7,705

1,226

6,227

1,571

153

May 21, 2010

1,602

3,247

1,436

52

1,515

1,382

9,084

10,144

1,286

4,841

1,614

182

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees.
Note : Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.