Foreign

2001

2002

2001

2002

Currency

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Aug. 5

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

47.1200

48.6400

48.6800

48.6900

48.6600

48.6700

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

..

47.8300

47.5800

47.1300

47.4600

47.1800

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

47.1150

48.6400

48.6700

48.6800

48.6600

48.6600

2.1222

2.0559

2.0542

2.0538

2.0551

2.0547

Dollar

Selling

47.1250

48.6500

48.6800

48.6900

48.6700

48.6700

Pound

{

Buying

67.1725

76.1550

75.7550

74.9775

74.7900

74.5775

1.4886

1.3126

1.3192

1.3333

1.3352

1.3400

Sterling

Selling

67.2000

76.1950

75.7950

75.0175

74.8550

74.6200

Euro

{

Buying

42.0500

47.8225

47.5600

47.1225

47.4250

47.1475

2.3796

2.0907

2.1017

2.1218

2.1070

2.1195

Selling

42.0825

47.8575

47.5950

47.1525

47.4525

47.2050

100 Yen

{

Buying

38.6675

40.7825

40.5900

40.2925

40.4500

40.2725

258.71

245.22

246.36

248.05

247.10

248.24

Selling

38.6800

40.8075

40.6250

40.3175

40.4775

40.2975

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

1-month

4.07

3.95

3.94

3.94

4.19

4.19

3-month

4.50

4.03

4.19

4.19

4.27

4.36

6-month

4.75

4.32

4.44

4.48

4.56

4.64

@

:

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.

Notes

:

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

2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.