Foreign

1999

2000

1999

2000

Currency

Mar. 5

Feb. 28

Feb. 29

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

Mar. 5

Feb. 28

Feb. 29

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

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@

42.5300

43.6200

43.6100

43.6100

43.5800

43.5800

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

42.5200

43.6100

43.6100

43.6050

43.5750

43.5750

2.3513

2.2925

2.2931

2.2931

2.2946

2.2946

Dollar

Selling

42.5400

43.6200

43.6200

43.6150

43.5850

43.5850

Pound

{ Buying

68.4200

69.4500

69.6050

68.9100

69.0750

68.7575

1.4611

1.4396

1.4360

1.4508

1.4471

1.4536

Sterling

Selling

68.4575

69.4950

69.6650

68.9675

69.1125

68.8075

Euro

{ Buying

46.0275

41.6475

42.2450

42.2575

42.5025

42.1025

2.1712

2.3975

2.3663

2.3656

2.3520

2.3745

Selling

46.0550

41.6825

42.2975

42.2900

42.5350

42.1300

100 Yen

{ Buying

34.6250

40.0050

39.5600

39.9275

40.5700

40.4400

288.71

249.81

252.58

250.45

246.52

246.95

Selling

34.6475

40.0525

39.5975

39.9475

40.5975

40.4700

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

1-month

7.34

3.58

3.30

4.13

4.68

4.96

3-month

7.24

3.30

3.03

3.30

3.85

3.76

6-month

7.15

2.98

2.75

3.07

3.35

3.26

@

: 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.