Foreign

2001

2002

2001

2002

Currency

May 4

Apr. 29

Apr. 30

May 1+

May 2

May 3

May 4

Apr. 29

Apr. 30

May 1+

May 2

May 3

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

46.8300

48.9800

48.9700

48.9600

48.9800

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

..

44.1600

44.2200

44.3600

44.2300

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

46.8200

48.9700

48.9700

48.9500

48.9700

2.1354

2.0416

2.0421

2.0425

2.0416

Dollar

Selling

46.8300

48.9800

48.9800

48.9600

48.9800

Pound

{

Buying

67.2050

71.3975

71.3300

71.7350

71.5850

1.4873

1.4002

1.4019

1.3931

1.3961

Sterling

Selling

67.2300

71.4375

71.3500

71.7800

71.6100

Euro

{

Buying

41.6975

44.1425

44.2200

44.3450

44.2200

2.3967

2.2645

2.2614

2.2543

2.2609

Selling

41.7250

44.1750

44.2475

44.3725

44.2375

100 Yen

{

Buying

38.6275

38.3175

38.2600

38.4925

38.2825

258.76

260.94

261.28

259.55

261.10

Selling

38.6600

38.3275

38.2800

38.5300

38.3075

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

1-month

4.61

5.63

5.88

6.13

5.88

3-month

4.70

6.04

6.13

6.21

6.04

6-month

4.87

6.04

6.17

6.21

6.00

@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
+ : Market closed.
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.