(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

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Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug.

23, 1999

240

71

66

16

30

11

661

614

73

384

136

17

Aug.

24, 1999

180

44

34

22

124

48

475

528

91

419

292

44

Aug.

25, 1999

165

33

50

17

30

28

319

476

139

469

133

15

Aug.

26, 1999

214

20

32

19

13

18

307

409

67

315

213

23

Aug.

27, 1999

242

54

162

20

136

23

411

632

33

445

261

31

Sales

Aug.

23, 1999

385

184

44

16

22

13

472

606

77

393

153

22

Aug.

24, 1999

238

156

28

22

83

46

378

592

102

515

296

37

Aug.

25, 1999

253

117

38

18

33

26

277

503

114

510

144

15

Aug.

26, 1999

149

138

7

20

14

19

320

376

40

361

191

22

Aug.

27, 1999

236

243

40

20

135

20

418

529

49

453

279

30

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.