(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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13

Purchases

Aug.

22, 2005

665

520

126

183

274

156

1,266

2,216

164

1,166

601

49

Aug.

23, 2005

678

561

51

317

208

275

1,574

1,913

105

1,193

353

10

Aug.

24, 2005

725

648

215

119

271

276

1,966

2,069

183

1,249

349

15

Aug.

25, 2005

645

575

280

206

298

326

1,766

1,937

215

1,222

642

107

Aug.

26, 2005

671

461

310

220

276

226

1,719

1,766

280

983

523

94

Sales

Aug.

22, 2005

689

370

266

184

256

155

1,252

2,012

189

1,194

742

35

Aug.

23, 2005

884

440

92

304

197

300

1,408

1,799

133

1,179

372

9

Aug.

24, 2005

865

757

143

117

254

279

1,848

2,043

162

1,330

346

26

Aug.

25, 2005

854

533

321

191

288

342

1,659

1,793

72

1,332

695

105

Aug.

26, 2005

961

342

296

225

255

248

1,649

1,644

48

983

528

92

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees. + : Market closed.
Note : Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.