(US $ million)

Position Date

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward
Cancel-
lation

Spot

Forward

Forward
Cancel-
lation

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Nov. 15, 2010

2,685

2,871

1,384

86

1,069

852

7,534

9,085

1,339

3,173

1,591

187

Nov. 16, 2010

2,556

1,498

987

62

683

504

6,027

7,693

1,131

4,067

1,270

208

Nov. 17, 2010 +

Nov. 18, 2010

2,766

2,065

1,164

137

1,111

842

7,589

8,462

879

4,202

1,747

296

Nov. 19, 2010

2,226

1,854

806

84

735

610

6,741

6,039

580

3,302

1,623

127

Sales

Nov. 15, 2010

2,670

2,689

1,060

75

1,103

914

7,494

9,082

1,973

3,134

1,602

187

Nov. 16, 2010

2,704

1,704

743

64

704

520

5,851

7,204

1,246

4,051

1,509

217

Nov. 17, 2010 +

Nov. 18, 2010

3,201

1,920

795

129

1,196

801

7,690

8,330

954

4,216

1,932

396

Nov. 19, 2010

2,599

1,607

495

122

759

583

6,573

6,227

625

3,257

1,849

129

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