Foreign

2001

2002

2001

2002

Currency

Jan. 5

Dec. 31

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

Jan. 3

Jan. 4

Jan. 5

Dec. 31

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

Jan. 3

Jan. 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

46.7400

48.1800

48.2400

48.3100

48.2500

48.3000

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S. {

Buying

46.7350

48.1700

48.2300

48.3000

48.2400

48.2950

2.1395

2.0756

2.0730

2.0700

2.0725

2.0704

Dollar

Selling

46.7450

48.1800

48.2400

48.3100

48.2500

48.3050

Pound {

Buying

70.3325

69.8700

70.1500

70.2825

69.8575

69.6850

1.4221

1.4306

1.4249

1.4226

1.4313

1.4345

Sterling

Selling

70.3650

69.9100

70.1950

70.3200

69.8950

69.7225

2.2374

2.3437

2.3310

2.3148

2.2925

2.3020

Euro {

Buying

44.6775

42.6200

42.8775

43.1600

43.6100

43.4225

Selling

44.7125

42.6675

42.9325

43.2075

43.6425

43.4700

249.25

272.63

273.01

272.55

273.35

271.69

100 Yen {

Buying

40.1100

36.6700

36.6075

36.6675

36.5600

36.7950

Selling

40.1525

36.7000

36.6425

36.6825

36.5800

36.8325

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

3.59

6.23

6.22

5.96

5.72

5.96

3-month

3.68

6.39

6.22

6.13

6.13

6.13

6-month

3.94

6.23

6.22

6.21

6.18

6.13

@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

Note : The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.