(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

May

16, 2005

757

503

227

148

355

212

1,439

1,564

152

1,402

753

55

May

17, 2005

1,136

448

97

80

455

217

1,777

1,129

23

1,150

567

19

May

18, 2005

613

596

198

69

113

137

2,053

1,354

90

997

394

190

May

19, 2005

657

231

151

76

272

306

1,192

1,260

146

1,266

406

34

May

20, 2005

707

308

37

34

297

144

1,249

893

147

1,023

678

48

Sales

May

16, 2005

713

530

349

94

346

219

1,411

1,713

84

1,392

583

35

May

17, 2005

859

242

616

129

332

236

1,739

1,318

58

1,208

645

32

May

18, 2005

655

350

335

76

120

144

1,982

1,355

117

992

795

20

May

19, 2005

752

313

87

80

256

407

1,160

1,296

228

1,225

655

36

May

20, 2005

649

241

174

31

304

182

1,194

948

177

1,039

840

50

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