Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 17, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,73,619

37,077

8,084

1,664

7,706

-959

21,676

2,142

25,969

3,051

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,60,508

34,275

8,133

1,674*

7,584

-783

21,374

2,283

26,841

3,469

(b) Gold

13,104

2,800

—

—

131

-174

313

-139

-861

-416

(c) SDRs

7

2

-49

-10

-9

-2

-11

-2

-11

-2

* Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.