Foreign

2004

2005

2004

2005

Currency

Mar. 12

Mar. 7

Mar. 8+

Mar. 9

Mar. 10

Mar. 11

Mar. 12

Mar. 7

Mar. 8+

Mar. 9

Mar. 10

Mar. 11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.2700

43.6900

43.6700

43.5800

43.5800

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

55.5200

57.7900

58.2500

58.5200

58.5200

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

45.2600

43.6800

43.6650

43.5700

43.5800

2.2090

2.2889

2.2899

2.2946

2.2946

Dollar

Selling

45.2700

43.6900

43.6750

43.5800

43.5900

Pound

{Buying

81.2325

83.9225

84.1650

84.0075

83.8225

1.2305

1.1911

1.1878

1.1900

1.1924

Sterling

Selling

81.2725

83.9600

84.2100

84.0450

83.8625

Euro

{Buying

55.5025

57.7850

58.2350

58.4975

58.5225

1.8012

1.7304

1.7167

1.7088

1.7088

Selling

55.5375

57.8025

58.2625

58.5325

58.5500

100 Yen

{Buying

40.7050

41.6400

41.7000

41.8850

41.8550

245.56

240.08

239.72

238.64

238.95

Selling

40.7325

41.6725

41.7275

41.9075

41.8700

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

1-month

0.53

3.02

2.78

2.55

2.48

3-month

0.39

2.06

1.92

1.88

1.79

6-month

0.37

1.73

1.61

1.61

1.54

@:These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro 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.