Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

Jan. 8

Jan. 3

Jan. 4

Jan. 5

Jan. 6

Jan. 7

Jan. 8

Jan. 3

Jan. 4

Jan. 5

Jan. 6

Jan. 7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.5200

43.4800

43.5000

43.5200

43.5200

43.5100

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.5150

43.4800

43.5000

43.5100

43.5150

43.5100

2.3518

2.2999

2.2989

2.2978

2.2978

2.2983

Dollar

Selling

42.5250

43.4900

43.5100

43.5200

43.5250

43.5200

Pound

{ Buying

70.0275

70.4375

71.1000

71.2400

71.5525

71.6475

1.4277

1.4193

1.4065

1.4030

1.3972

1.3957

Sterling

Selling

70.0850

70.4975

71.1400

71.3000

71.5975

71.6950

Euro

{ Buying

49.7000

44.1975

44.5475

44.8725

45.0825

44.8100

2.0110

2.2621

2.2443

2.2271

2.2165

2.2308

Selling

49.7325

44.2250

44.6025

44.9075

45.1350

44.8475

100 Yen

{ Buying

38.1400

42.6575

42.5375

42.2600

41.6800

41.3125

262.61

234.37

235.29

236.56

239.78

241.96

Selling

38.1675

42.6875

42.5700

42.2900

41.7300

41.3600

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

4.23

2.76

2.76

3.03

3.31

3.31

3-month

5.27

3.31

3.31

3.40

3.58

3.68

6-month

6.21

3.63

3.72

3.68

3.91

3.91

@

: These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

Note: The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.