(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Purchases

May

23, 2005 +

May

24, 2005

1,043

454

142

110

317

284

1,367

1,546

155

1,477

706

23

May

25, 2005

671

371

56

68

159

169

1,139

1,805

117

1,422

296

72

May

26, 2005

645

310

126

117

361

220

1,077

1,874

316

1,534

886

88

May

27, 2005

838

379

307

158

232

265

1,334

1,909

226

1,360

502

136

Sales

May

23, 2005 +

May

24, 2005

1,279

403

178

126

335

266

1,289

1,384

79

1,465

1,034

29

May

25, 2005

827

215

234

74

159

181

1,088

1,517

98

1,398

637

60

May

26, 2005

545

272

198

112

329

232

1,000

1,424

297

1,574

1,276

56

May

27, 2005

943

354

351

127

221

265

1,211

1,899

164

1,399

875

71

FCY : Foreign Currency.
INR : Indian Rupees.
+ : Market closed.
Note :Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.