(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May

24, 1999

258

48

38

13

28

12

362

529

60

245

209

14

May

25, 1999

191

65

56

14

18

25

332

606

72

352

169

17

May

26, 1999

190

63

142

22

38

26

473

754

56

357

243

42

May

27, 1999

190

134

99

8

35

36

700

851

127

306

173

27

May

28, 1999

352

113

132

23

60

42

734

1,008

181

265

196

64

Sales

May

24, 1999

367

63

17

5

30

15

343

439

43

255

226

15

May

25, 1999

217

99

41

5

20

30

374

514

64

372

183

16

May

26, 1999

198

220

38

14

40

38

420

615

36

373

257

40

May

27, 1999

188

184

60

8

36

37

692

866

133

320

189

21

May

28, 1999

411

162

36

8

76

44

712

904

182

290

195

64

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.