Foreign

2004

2005

2004

2005

Currency

Mar. 5

Feb. 28

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

Mar. 5

Feb. 28

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

1

2

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.3100

43.6400

43.7200

43.7000

43.6500

43.7100

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

55.3200

57.9400

57.7200

57.5400

57.3300

57.2900

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

45.2900

43.6350

43.7200

43.7000

43.6500

43.7000

2.2070

2.2915

2.2873

2.2883

2.2910

2.2878

Dollar

Selling

45.3000

43.6450

43.7300

43.7100

43.6600

43.7100

Pound

{Buying

82.5400

83.8850

83.8625

83.7900

83.4150

83.3100

1.2106

1.1923

1.1916

1.1936

1.1986

1.1995

Sterling

Selling

82.5825

83.9325

83.8875

83.8225

83.4475

83.3500

Euro

{Buying

55.3025

57.8900

57.6750

57.5400

57.2950

57.2700

1.8077

1.7259

1.7325

1.7379

1.7443

1.7455

Selling

55.3350

57.9225

57.6975

57.5650

57.3175

57.3050

100 Yen

{Buying

40.6950

41.7275

41.8300

41.7650

41.6075

41.4375

245.50

239.72

238.99

239.49

240.26

241.24

Selling

40.7325

41.7525

41.8600

41.7800

41.6325

41.4675

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

1-month

0.21

1.98

1.81

1.84

3.37

3.23

3-month

0.29

1.82

1.70

1.78

2.29

2.22

6-month

0.39

1.69

1.63

1.71

1.90

1.83

@:These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro and middle rates of cross-currency quotes.
These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
Notes:1.The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2.Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.