Foreign

1999

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1999

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Currency

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.4000

43.5700

43.5800

43.6000

43.6000

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.3950

43.5650

43.5700

43.5950

43.5950

2.3585

2.2952

2.2946

2.2936

2.2936

Dollar

Selling

42.4050

43.5750

43.5800

43.6000

43.6050

Pound

{ Buying

68.8925

68.3175

68.4175

68.8050

69.1950

1.4502

1.4631

1.4611

1.4537

1.4447

Sterling

Selling

68.9500

68.3475

68.4475

68.8275

69.2400

Euro

{ Buying

45.9950

42.3500

41.8750

41.9425

42.4225

2.1722

2.3604

2.3876

2.3845

2.3564

Selling

46.0225

42.3800

41.9075

41.9600

42.4550

100 Yen

{ Buying

35.6525

40.9300

40.8450

40.6000

40.5750

280.07

244.42

244.76

246.28

246.33

Selling

35.6925

40.9475

40.8625

40.6425

40.6150

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

1-month

7.36

4.68

4.68

4.40

4.13

3-month

7.08

3.95

4.04

3.94

3.85

6-month

7.08

3.44

3.53

3.53

3.44

@ : 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.

+ : Market closed.

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