(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Dec.

20, 2004

572

174

99

40

68

167

1,200

1,321

92

495

260

69

Dec.

21, 2004

647

299

92

50

61

87

1,366

1,490

225

643

232

6

Dec.

22, 2004

546

256

101

165

138

126

925

958

49

748

331

9

Dec.

23, 2004

760

381

59

78

209

176

1,278

1,527

125

664

419

46

Dec.

24, 2004

662

298

166

68

190

204

1,258

1,825

276

371

416

68

Sales

Dec.

20, 2004

545

181

256

52

67

219

1,125

1,101

73

427

362

68

Dec.

21, 2004

611

320

213

62

82

96

1,288

1,358

407

658

283

3

Dec.

22, 2004

511

225

64

195

119

123

895

935

39

705

321

31

Dec.

23, 2004

591

328

268

99

249

206

1,107

1,474

259

660

423

44

Dec.

24, 2004

664

223

328

82

180

216

1,207

1,566

388

401

362

82

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.