Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

Dec. 4

Dec. 5

Dec. 6

Dec. 7

Dec. 8

Dec. 4

Dec. 5

Dec. 6

Dec. 7

Dec. 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

U.S. Dollar

44.5900

44.5600

44.5100

44.6600

44.6900

—

3.86

3.75

3.38

3.67

Euro

59.4000

59.4100

59.3600

59.4400

59.3700

—

–8.80

–8.31

–8.56

–8.61

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

44.5600

44.5600

44.5100

44.6725

44.6900

—

3.86

3.74

3.33

3.65

Dollar

Selling

44.5700

44.5700

44.5200

44.6825

44.7000

—

3.86

3.74

3.33

3.65

Pound

{Buying

88.1625

88.0725

87.8150

87.9150

87.6775

—

–9.00

–8.42

–8.80

–8.40

Sterling

Selling

88.1950

88.1050

87.8550

87.9575

87.7200

—

–9.00

–8.42

–8.80

–8.40

Euro

{Buying

59.3350

59.4075

59.3575

59.4150

59.3625

—

–8.82

–8.31

–8.63

–8.60

Selling

59.3625

59.4250

59.3800

59.4500

59.3875

—

–8.81

–8.28

–8.62

–8.60

100 Yen

{Buying

38.5275

38.6400

38.8500

38.8450

38.7600

—

–1.24

–1.72

–1.88

–0.99

Selling

38.5475

38.6550

38.8750

38.8750

38.7750

—

–1.21

–1.74

–1.91

–0.98

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

1-month

2.29

2.29

2.02

2.15

2.17

3-month

2.29

2.11

2.11

2.10

2.19

6-month

2.27

2.18

2.04

2.06

2.17

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
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.