(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Jan.

24, 2005

762

184

163

29

163

65

1,085

1,237

94

700

348

13

Jan.

25, 2005

756

214

180

43

77

131

1,258

1,167

175

959

326

9

Jan.

26, 2005 +

Jan.

27, 2005

1,067

195

335

55

288

281

1,550

1,266

162

1,257

787

3

Jan.

28, 2005

847

284

188

41

88

279

1,368

1,584

85

950

462

33

Sales

Jan.

24, 2005

787

303

120

33

165

101

1,037

1,125

136

735

557

34

Jan.

25, 2005

856

284

161

58

144

63

1,229

1,330

127

913

412

7

Jan.

26, 2005 +

Jan.

27, 2005

1,077

474

265

60

391

331

1,433

1,558

93

1,259

919

3

Jan.

28, 2005

821

247

272

58

125

138

1,289

1,600

62

903

454

39

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.