(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug.

2, 2004

449

193

54

21

56

68

807

1,210

75

746

141

1

Aug.

3, 2004

528

230

67

10

73

32

996

1,077

88

679

202

5

Aug.

4, 2004

431

147

78

25

51

47

821

790

62

560

134

7

Aug.

5, 2004

462

147

111

14

63

49

1,120

1,079

70

603

160

6

Aug.

6, 2004

405

190

162

61

25

43

1,255

965

68

604

170

13

Sales

Aug.

2, 2004

448

177

116

18

58

68

831

1,331

43

733

199

1

Aug.

3, 2004

479

246

137

12

74

58

981

1,178

74

717

276

3

Aug.

4, 2004

406

188

100

52

32

64

774

969

23

561

166

1

Aug.

5, 2004

540

203

183

14

40

68

1,021

1,072

78

579

177

6

Aug.

6, 2004

441

223

102

61

29

59

1,103

1,016

86

571

230

15

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.