Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

Jan. 22

Jan. 17

Jan. 18

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

Jan. 22

Jan. 17

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.5100

43.5200

43.5700

43.5700

43.5600

43.5800

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.5000

43.5200

43.5550

43.5650

43.5550

43.5700

2.3524

2.2978

2.2952

2.2952

2.2957

2.2946

Dollar

Selling

42.5100

43.5300

43.5650

43.5750

43.5650

43.5800

Pound

{ Buying

70.1750

71.2650

71.1525

71.3250

71.5875

72.0825

1.4236

1.4031

1.4049

1.4015

1.3964

1.3868

Sterling

Selling

70.2350

71.3150

71.2025

71.3850

71.6175

72.1125

Euro

{ Buying

49.3300

44.0600

44.0000

44.2500

44.0525

44.3750

2.0270

2.2685

2.2722

2.2606

2.2699

2.2541

Selling

49.3550

44.0950

44.0350

44.2775

44.0875

44.4075

100 Yen

{ Buying

37.3550

41.3850

41.4850

41.2350

41.3400

41.4950

267.71

241.54

240.88

242.33

241.82

240.88

Selling

37.3775

41.4150

41.5250

41.2850

41.3800

41.5175

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

1-month

5.65

2.76

3.03

3.03

3.03

3.03

3-month

6.68

2.94

3.03

2.94

3.03

3.03

6-month

6.82

3.13

3.08

2.98

3.03

3.03

@

: 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.