Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

Jul. 31

Aug. 1

Aug. 2

Aug. 3

Aug. 4

Jul. 31

Aug. 1

Aug. 2

Aug. 3

Aug. 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

U.S. Dollar

46.5100

46.6500

46.5600

46.7200

46.5400

—

–6.86

–6.66

–6.87

–6.51

Euro

59.3100

59.3900

59.6700

59.6100

59.5500

—

–10.98

–11.04

–11.02

–9.89

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

46.4900

46.6450

46.5500

46.7100

46.5350

—

–6.85

–6.66

–6.87

–6.50

Dollar

Selling

46.5000

46.6550

46.5600

46.7200

46.5450

—

–6.85

–6.66

–6.87

–6.50

Pound

{Buying

86.6200

86.9800

87.3325

87.6425

87.7750

—

–12.06

–11.92

–12.26

–11.89

Sterling

Selling

86.6475

87.0125

87.3700

87.6750

87.8125

—

–12.06

–11.91

–12.24

–11.87

Euro

{Buying

59.2850

59.3875

59.6575

59.6150

59.5325

—

–10.99

–11.09

–11.07

–9.88

Selling

59.3050

59.4250

59.6900

59.6425

59.5500

—

–10.99

–11.10

–11.07

–9.87

100 Yen

{Buying

40.6450

40.6700

40.6775

40.7100

40.4275

—

–4.88

–4.39

–4.41

–2.96

Selling

40.6675

40.6900

40.7000

40.7300

40.4375

—

–4.86

–4.40

–4.41

–2.96

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

1-month

0.83

0.87

0.88

0.90

0.85

3-month

0.90

0.93

0.88

0.90

0.90

6-month

1.05

1.05

1.01

1.05

1.03

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
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.