(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Forward

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap Forward

Cancel-

Cancel-

Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

May

17, 1999

289

68

72

21

92

38

513

558

44

300

130

27

May

18, 1999

291

101

96

13

43

39

460

677

69

455

266

47

May

19, 1999

335

120

81

23

55

38

464

638

121

379

277

41

May

20, 1999

317

69

69

78

58

28

501

811

109

320

174

23

May

21, 1999

205

104

43

12

63

15

433

601

60

298

179

30

Sales

May

17, 1999

248

120

17

14

41

30

529

538

55

322

164

73

May

18, 1999

213

174

41

3

35

30

513

686

120

454

263

47

May

19, 1999

201

209

107

7

55

33

473

647

176

405

290

42

May

20, 1999

214

100

24

63

37

26

510

804

107

339

226

47

May

21, 1999

227

160

56

5

67

12

420

504

74

310

187

29

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

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