Foreign
Currency

1999

2000

1999

2000

Aug. 20

Aug. 14

Aug. 15+

Aug. 16

Aug. 17

Aug. 18

Aug. 20

Aug. 14

Aug. 15+

Aug. 16

Aug. 17

Aug. 18

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

43.5500

45.7700

45.6600

45.7800

45.8500

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

43.5450

45.7600

45.6600

45.7800

45.8400

2.2962

2.1848

2.1901

2.1844

2.1810

Dollar

Selling

43.5550

45.7800

45.6700

45.7900

45.8600

Pound

{ Buying

70.5000

68.6775

68.6900

68.6700

68.4850

1.4186

1.4557

1.4545

1.4559

1.4603

Sterling

Selling

70.5600

68.7525

68.7525

68.7075

68.5375

Euro

{ Buying

46.3800

41.2750

41.8525

41.9025

41.8800

2.1557

2.4230

2.3889

2.3858

2.3856

Selling

46.4125

41.3175

41.8800

41.9350

41.9150

100 Yen

{ Buying

38.9625

42.0750

41.8250

42.1975

42.0825

256.88

237.55

238.91

236.96

237.45

Selling

38.9825

42.1325

41.8525

42.2250

42.1200

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

1-month

5.24

5.24

5.26

6.29

6.54

3-month

4.87

4.37

4.47

4.98

5.15

6-month

4.96

4.11

4.16

4.54

4.62

@ : 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.