Foreign

2004

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2005

Currency

Jan. 23

Jan. 17

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Jan. 21+

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Jan. 17

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Jan. 21+

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.3600

43.7200

43.7400

43.7400

43.7800

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

57.7100

57.3300

57.0600

56.9800

56.9300

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

45.3550

43.7100

43.7400

43.7300

43.7750

2.2046

2.2873

2.2862

2.2862

2.2841

Dollar

Selling

45.3650

43.7200

43.7500

43.7400

43.7850

Pound

{Buying

83.6350

81.8550

81.3075

81.5925

81.9025

1.1956

1.2214

1.2301

1.2252

1.2208

Sterling

Selling

83.6750

81.8875

81.3475

81.6275

81.9425

Euro

{Buying

57.6950

57.3125

57.0550

56.9625

56.9375

1.7328

1.7443

1.7525

1.7550

1.7565

Selling

57.7225

57.3400

57.0800

56.9900

56.9650

100 Yen

{Buying

42.6950

42.7600

42.6450

42.6750

42.6500

234.12

233.69

234.47

234.26

234.48

Selling

42.7250

42.8050

42.6800

42.6975

42.6725

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

1-month

0.98

3.15

3.00

2.91

2.89

3-month

0.80

2.55

2.65

2.69

2.65

6-month

0.56

2.11

2.22

2.27

2.29

@:These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro and middle rates of cross-currency quotes.
These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
+:Market closed.
Notes:1.The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2.Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.