(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Feb.

28, 2005

835

731

315

23

286

327

2,247

2,063

78

1,174

559

47

Mar.

1, 2005

999

437

98

98

236

107

2,089

1,514

82

965

388

10

Mar.

2, 2005

850

276

52

22

136

163

1,374

2,087

89

1,171

349

6

Mar.

3, 2005

931

348

69

21

217

90

2,564

2,016

44

948

494

13

Mar.

4, 2005

826

307

79

12

197

84

1,641

1,938

141

853

368

31

Sales

Feb.

28, 2005

850

404

452

18

267

355

2,416

1,643

82

1,177

535

39

Mar.

1, 2005

1,017

159

138

100

259

137

2,204

1,377

109

956

261

6

Mar.

2, 2005

561

226

144

22

119

218

1,309

1,778

123

1,278

352

6

Mar.

3, 2005

514

236

299

22

203

96

2,857

1,551

58

855

532

10

Mar.

4, 2005

538

253

178

12

163

97

1,752

1,540

179

892

307

31

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.