Variation over

Item

As on Jun. 2, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,65,493

37,069

298

-255

-420

-967

13,550

2,134

21,960

3,636

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,52,776

34,216

228

-211*

-148

-842

13,642

2,224

21,495

3,643

(b) Gold

12,709

2,851

70

-44

-264

-123

-82

-88

458

-9

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

7

2

*

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies

(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.