(Rs. crore) 20002001VariationItemMar. 17Mar. 9Mar. 16#WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,97,5942,16,4422,17,16972719,575Notes issued1,97,6242,16,4942,17,22473019,600Notes held in Banking Department305355225Deposits : Central Government100111100–11—State Governments4113841–97—Scheduled Commercial Banks70,13571,74270,850–892715Scheduled State Co-operative Banks778638996358218Other Banks1,6892,5162,8713551,182Others5,2045,4335,849416645Other liabilities74,21085,89584,82

Variation over ItemAs on Mar. 16, 2001WeekEnd-March 2000End-December 2000Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011 Total Reserves1,96,92342,1981,22914631,0104,1629,5662,12136,0905,295of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,84,27939,4861,229146*31,3554,42810,0722,22236,9995,691 (b) Gold12,6372,711——–336–263–506–100–900–393 (c) SDRs71——–9–3—–1–9–3* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item2001 Financial year so farYear-on-year Mar. 9#Fortnight1999-20002000-200120002001 1234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks49,2432,0593,37612,5324,82913,456 Borrowings from Banks(1)23,3668143827,10063010,913 Other demand and time liabilities(2)1,382116134521162526Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@9,51,0545,20892,7001,37,7101,14,8891,44,329 (0.6)(13.0)(16.9)(16.6)(17.9) [13.3][14

(per cent) 20002001Item / week endedMar. 10Feb. 2Feb. 9Feb. 16Feb. 23Mar. 2Mar. 912345 678Cash Reserve Ratio9.008.508.508.50 8.508.258.25Bank Rate8.008.008.008.00 7.507.007.00I.D.B.I.(1)13.5013.0013.0013.00 13.0013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5011.50-12.5011.00-12.00Deposit Rate(3)8.00-10.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings4.50/11.507.30/10.307.0

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item20002001 19992000 Mar. 24Mar. 9 Mar. 26Mar. 10 1 2345671. Bank Credit4,35,9585,04,94568,9863,68,8374,27,04658,209 (15.8) (15.8) A.Food Credit25,69139,92814,23716,81624,9358,119 B. Non-Food Credit4,10,2674,65,01754,7493,52,0214,02,11150,090 (13.3) (14.2) 2. Investments £61,56371,739@10,17648,44661,362+12,917 A.Commercial Paper5,0377,1642,1274,0066,2942,288 B.B

Foreign 2000 2001 2000 2001 Currency Mar. 16Mar. 12Mar. 13Mar. 14Mar. 15Mar. 16Mar. 16Mar. 12Mar. 13Mar. 14Mar. 15Mar. 161 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.580046.550046.610046.690046.650046.6700 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying43.575046.540046.605046.680046.645046.65002.29462.14822.14552.14182.14362.1427Dollar Selling43.585046.550046.615046.690046.655046

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so farYear-on-year 20002001Fortnight1999-20002000-200120002001ItemMar. 31#Feb. 23#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 12345678910111213M3 11,17,20212,81,9093,2200.31,30,231*13.31,64,70814.71,60,053*16.81,70,65915.4 (12.4) (13.0)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,88,7052,08,083–2,055–1.022,54513.319,37810.323,48014.016,5948.7(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,48,8061,55,1952,2761.57,3585.46,389

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Financial year so farYear 20002001Week 1999-20002000-2001 ItemMar. 31#Mar. 16#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3143,00,0059650.318,2347.019,6917.022,4268.1 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,22,0747280.326,27614.925,32912.919,9529.9 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46074,717–179–0.2–7,102–8.9–5,743–7.12,1152.9 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1093,213416 –941 104 359 Sources (

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom - petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.7776350Oct.6Oct.910015162—15100———10099.688.8702425Jan.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face Value Total Face Value IssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non-NumberCom-Non-PDs/SDs*RBI(8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value) 12 3456789101112131415 2000-2001 Jul.7Jul.1010019231—8100———10097.848.83071,655Oct.6Oct.91002022850910050——15097.669.58431,750Jan

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmount NumberTotal Face Valuement onIssuetedYield atOutstanding NumberTotal Face Value RBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the Com-Non- Com-Non- PricePriceDate of Issue petitiveCom- petitiveCom- (per cent)(Face Value) petitive petitive 1 2 345678910111213142000-2001 Jul.5Jul.610026229—14100——10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct.1210020253—3100——10095.1410.23861,300Jan.3Jan.41002

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.12Jul.1350028808—6205——29550091.549.241913,000Oct.4Oct.5500541,238—15500———50090.5010.52171

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 234Apr.7, 20001,2641236.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,1292595.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 20001,3642815.00 — 12.80Dec.29, 20001,135277.78 — 10.50Jan.12, 20011,1801327.25 — 11.00Jan.26, 20011,1972077.25 — 10.75@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 234Apr.15, 20005,6341,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,1278169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,21710.30 — 12.50Jan.15, 20017,79691010.00 — 11.98Feb.15, 20017,2961,37210.05 — 11.40Feb.28, 20017,2461,2899.15 — 11.15@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

20002001Percentage Variation overItems / Week endedWeightMar. 4Jan. 6*Mar. 3#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00148.8158.4158.4–0.10.15.06.5Primary Articles22.02159.4161.5160.6–0.2–0.40.90.8(i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92152.2155.5158.3–2.8–2.210.24.0Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23177.8217.9221.4——14.524.5Manufactured Products63.75138.6144.1143.6–0.10.43.63.6(i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.5151.2148.10.1–0.3–6.4–6.0(ii)Edible Oils2.76111.3100

20002001 Mar. 16Mar. 12Mar. 13Mar. 14Mar. 15Mar. 161234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)5,102.413,767.893,540.653,725.033,819.863,745.74S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,562.201,197.951,124.701,194.201,217.151,195.55

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Feb. 2, 2001Feb. 9, 2001Feb. 16, 2001Feb. 23, 2001Mar. 2, 2001Mar. 9, 2001Mar. 16, 20011 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings14,43010,93612,8069,39914,71112,05815,300 (b)Lendings11,2477,8249,5045,91711,8239,08710,5182.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings8,4637,4677,3375,6258,1395,7737,727 (b)Lendings3,6681,7202,6711,7332,8512,3453,0143.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,5903,3692,9342,4843,8663,7464,5544.Total (a)Borrowings22,89318,40320,14315,02422,85017,8312

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItems Feb. 9, 2001Feb. 16, 2001Feb. 23, 2001Mar. 2, 2001Mar. 9, 2001Mar. 16, 20011 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 43,38435,36529,28344,45524,99425,393 (b)State Government Securities 1279869883083 (c)14 – Day Treasury Bills 429262148266186332 (d)91 – Day Treasury Bills 610715634743371474 (e)182 – Day Treasury Bills 170204451382223181 (f )364 – Day Treasury Bills 3,1521,9252,1643,8633,0401,676II.RBI* 2———923@ : Exc

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Feb.26, 20014071501601015854812658643029411 Feb.27, 2001490839831113778494972413993 Feb.28, 2001411881341712691515491163899412 Mar.1, 20015031122512161675916891273569714 Mar.2, 200132665321318186461235945841148 Sales Feb.26, 2001380344651014953511656743529010 Feb.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Feb. 10, 2001Feb. 17, 2001Feb. 24, 2001Mar. 3, 2001Mar. 10, 2001Mar. 17, 20011234567Amount16.1910.650.007719.0710.6026.39 Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

2000 2001 ItemAs on FridayMar. 17Feb. 16Feb. 23Mar. 2Mar. 9Mar. 1612345678Standard GoldOpening4,5504,2904,3254,2904,3304,250(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,5404,2804,3254,2804,3204,250 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,0007,5707,4207,4057,4757,340(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,0107,5857,4407,4307,4757,335Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Mar. 16, 2001Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789Reserve Bank of India————856856–32–5,942 Banks111—86393111,05512,9603246,424 State Governments200923———1,123–402–1,294 Others89761,0723692,8394,445–3831,668

(Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-20001999-20002000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Mar. 16, 2001)Mar. 17, 2000) Mar. 16, 2001)Mar. 17, 2000) 12345671. Total97,18386,63086,63070,36270,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI31,15127,00027,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales23,56636,61336,613 Purchases4,3561,2441,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Mar. 9, 2001For the Week Ended Mar. 16, 2001ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum 1 23 456 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01—— ——— — 2001-024428.54999.12433418.71529.1920 2002-03 $5678.81619.11736728.74299.3265 2003-041,5608.94409.25221,3888.95879.4112 2004-051479.16629.39206099.14799.6133 2005-064509.20289.42955069.20389.