Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

Feb. 5

Jan. 31

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

Feb. 3

Feb. 4

Feb. 5

Jan. 31

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

Feb. 3

Feb. 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

42.4700

43.6400

43.6100

43.5900

43.5900

43.6100

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.4650

43.6300

43.6100

43.5800

43.5900

43.6100

2.3546

2.2915

2.2931

2.2941

2.2941

2.2931

Dollar

Selling

42.4750

43.6400

43.6200

43.5900

43.6000

43.6200

Pound

{ Buying

69.7900

70.7275

70.3825

70.3075

70.0150

69.8150

1.4321

1.4132

1.4206

1.4220

1.4279

1.4324

Sterling

Selling

69.8500

70.7575

70.4300

70.3575

70.0525

69.8525

Euro

{ Buying

48.2200

42.8175

42.3150

42.3650

42.3950

43.1775

2.0737

2.3353

2.3642

2.3596

2.3576

2.3164

Selling

48.2725

42.8375

42.3675

42.4125

42.4275

43.2100

100 Yen

{ Buying

37.9500

40.8150

40.5950

40.0725

40.2675

40.4925

263.46

244.90

246.33

249.31

248.18

246.84

Selling

37.9750

40.8425

40.6400

40.1150

40.3150

40.5200

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

1-month

5.09

3.30

3.03

2.89

2.75

2.75

3-month

6.22

3.30

3.21

3.12

2.75

2.84

6-month

6.59

3.21

3.03

3.03

2.75

2.75

@

: 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.

Note

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