Foreign Currency

2008

Annual Appreciation (+) / Depreciation (-) (per cent)

Feb. 25

Feb. 26

Feb. 27

Feb. 28

Feb. 29

Feb. 25

Feb. 26

Feb. 27

Feb. 28

Mar. 1

1

2

3

4

5

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7

8

9

10

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

U.S. Dollar

40.0500

39.9100

39.7300

39.8100

39.9200

—

10.67

11.25

11.30

10.90

Euro

59.3900

59.1300

59.6000

60.1200

60.6300

—

–1.54

–2.30

–2.56

–3.46

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

40.0500

39.9100

39.7200

39.8100

39.9200

—

10.66

11.25

11.27

10.90

Dollar

Selling

40.0600

39.9200

39.7300

39.8200

39.9300

—

10.66

11.25

11.26

10.89

Pound

{

Buying

78.7550

78.4350

79.0225

78.9325

79.3400

—

10.51

9.74

10.13

9.37

Sterling

Selling

78.7850

78.4675

79.0550

78.9675

79.3725

—

10.50

9.74

10.13

9.38

Euro

{

Buying

59.3950

59.1300

59.6800

60.1050

60.6150

—

–1.55

–2.45

–2.56

–3.46

Selling

59.4200

59.1575

59.7100

60.1275

60.6425

—

–1.56

–2.44

–2.55

–3.46

100 Yen

{

Buying

37.3050

36.9700

37.1500

37.4300

38.0950

—

–1.26

–1.08

0.00

–1.70

Selling

37.3200

36.9975

37.1625

37.4575

38.1225

—

–1.30

–1.07

–0.01

–1.71

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

1-month

–0.88

–0.24

–1.12

–1.40

–1.95

3-month

–0.12

0.63

–0.15

–0.07

–0.35

6-month

0.24

0.75

0.39

0.36

0.23

— : 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.