(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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6

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8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Oct.

4, 2004

562

205

22

11

47

61

1,073

1,217

71

621

153

7

Oct.

5, 2004

581

220

101

15

64

64

994

1,263

67

586

374

5

Oct.

6, 2004

583

264

78

35

74

69

1,124

1,197

59

648

165

4

Oct.

7, 2004

449

234

41

10

78

42

906

1231

180

398

158

24

Oct.

8, 2004

626

251

52

18

28

55

1,132

983

98

553

268

25

Sales

Oct.

4, 2004

570

196

159

18

34

39

1,022

1,225

88

626

160

7

Oct.

5, 2004

510

240

124

15

62

50

951

1,407

155

611

326

3

Oct.

6, 2004

581

192

168

40

78

47

1,027

1,247

139

660

217

2

Oct.

7, 2004

424

229

125

9

89

50

850

1,073

184

429

174

29

Oct.

8, 2004

561

281

194

15

40

54

1,036

982

102

536

282

10

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