Foreign

2004

2005

2004

2005

Currency

May 7

May 2

May 3

May 4

May 5

May 6

May 7

May 2

May 3

May 4

May 5

May 6

1

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

44.7100

43.5700

43.6000

43.5400

43.4100

43.4400

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

53.8800

56.0100

55.9800

56.3900

56.2700

56.1900

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

44.7000

43.5600

43.5900

43.5300

43.4100

43.4250

2.2366

2.2952

2.2936

2.2967

2.3036

2.3020

Dollar

Selling

44.7100

43.5700

43.6000

43.5400

43.4150

43.4350

Pound

{Buying

80.0175

82.9375

82.5125

82.6900

82.7000

82.5025

1.2490

1.2056

1.2118

1.2086

1.2091

1.2114

Sterling

Selling

80.0525

82.9975

82.5575

82.7225

82.7325

82.5400

Euro

{Buying

53.8500

56.0000

55.9700

56.3550

56.2550

56.1825

1.8560

1.7854

1.7864

1.7734

1.7771

1.7797

Selling

53.8800

56.0275

55.9950

56.3800

56.2800

56.2050

100 Yen

{Buying

40.4275

41.3725

41.4050

41.5550

41.5800

41.4350

247.10

241.62

241.36

240.39

240.51

241.17

Selling

40.4550

41.3925

41.4250

41.5725

41.5975

41.4650

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

1-month

–2.68

2.13

2.12

1.92

1.59

1.91

3-month

–1.70

2.02

1.93

1.77

1.47

1.75

6-month

–0.85

1.79

1.76

1.58

1.36

1.60

@: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.
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.