(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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FCY / FCY

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Sep.

22, 2003

464

420

112

59

156

77

1033

1480

27

768

373

15

Sep.

23, 2003

495

197

82

21

111

49

979

1792

82

643

290

3

Sep.

24, 2003

522

457

145

11

32

48

1155

1848

37

570

319

3

Sep.

25, 2003

454

424

128

12

35

29

929

2459

31

593

381

10

Sep.

26, 2003

519

372

101

6

50

35

872

2047

63

521

535

27

Sep.

29, 2003

712

374

212

18

47

69

1022

1587

58

587

363

12

Sep.

30, 2003+

Oct.

1, 2003

721

252

51

66

121

45

1019

1735

133

678

336

42

Oct.

2, 2003+

Oct.

3, 2003

580

316

127

59

40

34

1219

1309

69

584

194

18

Sales

Sep.

22, 2003

574

260

241

71

86

130

1039

1264

36

779

375

40

Sep.

23, 2003

525

98

183

26

67

70

958

1689

273

668

234

17

Sep.

24, 2003

773

243

259

10

30

33

1114

1633

340

599

310

3

Sep.

25, 2003

401

242

326

13

47

26

888

2083

132

586

382

2

Sep.

26, 2003

547

185

185

6

16

50

891

1526

43

559

387

47

Sep.

29, 2003

828

281

163

20

65

49

1035

1597

104

594

284

37

Sep.

30, 2003+

Oct.

1, 2003

616

342

168

82

82

90

1057

1563

78

677

296

30

Oct.

2, 2003+

Oct.

3, 2003

335

124

163

59

59

103

1750

1269

95

533

276

7

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees. + : Market closed.
Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.