(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

Sep.

19, 2005

856

149

56

153

276

248

1,500

1,163

76

1,569

582

36

Sep.

20, 2005

874

210

222

127

145

117

1,324

1,193

114

1,016

624

28

Sep.

21, 2005

1,034

231

128

108

252

177

1,540

1,508

118

1,251

348

26

Sep.

22, 2005

806

195

175

163

228

210

1,276

1,196

144

1,442

410

52

Sep.

23, 2005

852

571

151

164

288

289

1,804

1,323

106

1,502

453

103

Sales

Sep.

19, 2005

754

287

83

137

249

255

1,461

1,170

68

1,573

632

44

Sep.

20, 2005

745

511

203

122

180

96

1,250

1,338

151

1,053

709

26

Sep.

21, 2005

773

517

156

104

244

189

1,580

1,466

139

1,215

373

25

Sep.

22, 2005

726

313

168

111

237

200

1,100

1,043

342

1,472

526

74

Sep.

23, 2005

920

362

418

130

296

322

1,719

1,147

293

1,532

532

105

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