(US $ million)

Position Date

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancellation

Spot

Forward

Forward Cancellation

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Sep.

1   2009

1,530

928

448

220

513

500

4,331

4,752

225

3,167

1,397

74

Sep.

2   2009

1,595

934

342

234

765

428

5,157

4,798

196

3,598

1,500

88

Sep.

3   2009

1,050

474

221

187

588

619

3,378

3,241

341

2,583

1,494

234

Sep.

4   2009

1,951

521

253

129

410

344

3,161

3,020

179

2,322

1,091

36

Sep.

7  2009

1,327

501

165

205

435

500

2,878

1,645

82

2,331

501

61

Sep.

8   2009

1,679

1,401

465

327

666

624

5,949

4,848

163

4,085

1,640

57

Sep.

9   2009

2,470

707

436

288

622

392

5,010

4,966

323

4,459

1,736

114

Sep.

10   2009

2,171

835

497

142

459

463

5,306

4,078

385

3,324

1,337

99

Sep.

11   2009

1,700

816

362

150

579

486

5,213

3,495

695

4,204

1,603

122

Sep.

14   2009

1,730

696

471

292

619

448

4,522

3,435

266

3,458

992

100

Sep.

15   2009

1,481

1,129

275

277

632

616

4,473

3,623

187

3,515

1,425

40

Sep.

16   2009

1,793

1,212

841

252

594

552

6,199

3,498

188

3,385

1,188

155

Sep.

17  2009

2,157

1,247

745

228

558

695

5,369

4,046

842

2,996

1,485

510

Sep.

18   2009

1,849

662

309

342

493

480

4,127

3,083

782

2,753

1,224

312

Sep.

21 2009+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sep.

22   2009

2,472

994

609

461

652

651

4,973

4,492

185

3,001

1,067

594

Sep.

23   2009

2,113

1,558

1,317

761

568

573

6,373

5,246

459

2,784

1,834

154

Sep.

24   2009

3,069

1,586

1,489

1,110

719

683

5,964

6,310

597

3,686

2,223

381

Sep.

25   2009

2,743

2,449

727

523

722

857

6,417

5,326

1,299

3,818

2,069

206

Sep.

28   2009+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sep.

29   2009

3,147

1,398

1,332

429

800

1,022

5,737

4,587

367

4,817

2,875

590

Sep.

30   2009

12

49

-

68

96

109

-

72

-

582

220

12

Sales

Sep.

1   2009

1,678

1,130

291

209

500

508

4,184

4,052

227

3,145

1,483

75

Sep.

2   2009

1,451

823

394

227

646

439

5,092

4,536

219

3,592

1,676

111

Sep.

3   2009

1,209

534

219

195

550

674

3,120

3,008

551

2,566

1,624

200

Sep.

4   2009

1,774

588

325

127

395

365

2,758

2,935

533

2,331

1,211

36

Sep.

7  2009

889

868

284

200

433

503

2,751

1,303

102

2,355

506

60

Sep.

8   2009

2,002

1,242

806

318

668

619

5,621

4,636

190

4,154

1,702

57

Sep.

9   2009

1,679

1,216

492

278

733

437

4,753

5,108

305

4,343

1,798

158

Sep.

10   2009

1,910

1,395

443

137

474

474

4,924

3,652

579

3,340

1,474

89

Sep.

11   2009

1,727

1,044

394

157

600

470

4,927

3,651

867

4,196

1,673

119

Sep.

14   2009

1,749

997

411

292

623

453

4,413

3,255

146

3,438

1,030

126

Sep.

15   2009

1,644

867

478

279

635

613

4,299

3,407

270

3,422

1,469

126

Sep.

16   2009

1,867

1,811

1,012

245

647

522

5,759

3,709

225

3,400

1,325

156

Sep.

17  2009

1,718

1,752

782

222

607

699

5,360

3,703

694

3,016

1,446

526

Sep.

18   2009

1,542

1,089

352

336

544

507

3,692

3,032

1,119

2,699

1,355

367

Sep.

21 2009 +

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sep.

22   2009

2,401

1,256

444

457

851

678

4,910

3,968

259

3,009

1,282

594

Sep.

23   2009

2,479

1,882

745

756

591

558

6,193

4,755

435

2,792

2,062

154

Sep.

24   2009

2,331

2,481

1,008

1,103

793

760

5,516

5,287

885

3,747

2,164

380

Sep.

25   2009

2,773

2,137

1,103

556

840

872

6,386

4,475

1,294

3,758

2,517

198

Sep.

28   2009+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sep.

29   2009

3,384

1,805

1,134

418

871

1,078

5,572

4,484

494

4,803

3,255

576

Sep.

30   2009

22

46

24

68

96

108

11

74

-

582

407

12

NIR : Indian Rupees.                   + : Market Closed
Note :Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions. Data are provisional.