Foreign

2001

2002

2001

2002

Currency

Aug. 17

Aug. 12

Aug. 13

Aug. 14

Aug. 15+

Aug. 16

Aug. 17

Aug. 12

Aug. 13

Aug. 14

Aug. 15+

Aug. 16

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

47.1300

48.6200

48.6200

48.6000

48.5800

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

..

47.3400

47.5400

47.9300

47.6300

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

47.1200

48.6150

48.6100

48.5900

48.5700

2.1218

2.0568

2.0568

2.0576

2.0585

Dollar

Selling

47.1300

48.6250

48.6200

48.6000

48.5800

Pound

{

Buying

67.9600

74.2100

74.4225

74.7025

74.5075

1.4707

1.3472

1.3435

1.3378

1.3418

Sterling

Selling

68.0000

74.2600

74.4475

74.7425

74.5325

Euro

{

Buying

43.0075

47.3425

47.5500

47.9150

47.6125

2.3244

2.1124

2.1035

2.0864

2.0995

Selling

43.0250

47.3650

47.5850

47.9500

47.6425

100 Yen

{

Buying

39.1350

40.5150

40.9000

41.4550

41.2975

255.26

246.79

244.49

241.06

242.17

Selling

39.1550

40.5400

40.9200

41.4850

41.3125

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

1-month

4.33

4.20

4.20

3.95

3.95

3-month

4.58

4.28

4.28

4.20

4.12

6-month

4.75

4.61

4.57

4.44

4.41

@

:

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.

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.