Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 3, 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

1,62,217

34,737

-616

-114

-3,696

-3,299

10,274

-198

15,674

994

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,075

31,929

-663

-80 *

-3,849

-3,129

9,941

-63

16,544

1,413

(b) Gold

13,104

2,800

47

-34

131

-174

313

-139

-861

-416

(c) SDRs

38

8

—

—

22

4

20

4

-9

-3

* 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.