(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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9

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13

Purchases

Dec.

5, 2005

973

537

422

97

547

912

2,029

2,340

166

1,883

577

28

Dec.

6, 2005

1,016

444

108

198

384

404

1,879

2,055

91

1,631

460

23

Dec.

7, 2005

717

349

214

187

337

264

1,838

1,658

154

1,291

534

13

Dec.

8, 2005

897

527

299

114

312

305

2,103

2,408

111

1,756

634

29

Dec.

9, 2005

721

271

102

108

350

364

1,938

1,876

147

1,424

503

45

Sales

Dec.

5, 2005

930

1,057

281

78

532

911

2,011

2,435

291

1,843

602

21

Dec.

6, 2005

868

506

307

225

378

403

1,769

2,277

430

1,636

458

24

Dec.

7, 2005

806

522

156

193

307

299

1,792

1,717

531

1,339

496

24

Dec.

8, 2005

1,079

464

359

173

347

319

2,064

2,570

346

1,916

661

36

Dec.

9, 2005

713

330

295

101

360

362

1,772

2,506

468

1,376

650

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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.