(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.

9, 1999

280

55

58

13

18

22

1,042

724

83

484

102

13

Aug.

10, 1999

201

53

101

10

29

18

589

840

66

426

163

18

Aug.

11, 1999

246

51

32

20

26

14

598

1,039

131

365

126

10

Aug.

12, 1999

185

70

20

18

26

29

571

1,304

136

397

162

17

Aug.

13, 1999

275

88

38

22

31

25

477

1,052

134

385

183

23

Sales

Aug.

9, 1999

346

162

34

11

21

16

1,082

727

91

505

85

17

Aug.

10, 1999

189

250

14

11

19

18

511

703

73

443

161

20

Aug.

11, 1999

201

168

15

19

23

10

538

989

119

377

123

13

Aug.

12, 1999

242

54

21

17

31

21

552

1,045

146

400

162

25

Aug.

13, 1999

207

77

14

22

33

26

489

898

147

394

181

24

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

Note :

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