(Rs. crore) 20002001VariationItemMay 5Apr. 27May 4#WeekYear123456Notes in circulation2,04,6002,23,0902,27,8794,78923,279Notes issued2,04,6312,23,1172,27,9064,78923,275Notes held in Banking Department3126271–4Deposits : Central Government10010010111State Governments414141——Scheduled Commercial Banks49,56876,53267,792–8,74018,224Scheduled State Co-operative Banks802850678–172–124Other Banks1,6352,8282,629–199994Others5,0876,3507,4441,0942,357Other liabilities74,31587,09

Variation over ItemAs on May 4, 2001WeekEnd-March 2001End-December 2000Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves2,00,35642,7825391283,15250112,9992,70535,6885,050of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,87,68040,077621158*3,19852313,4732,81335,6865,248 (b) Gold12,6292,695–82–30–82–30–514–116–10–200 (c) SDRs4710——368408122* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item2001 Financial year so farYear-on-year Apr. 27#Month2001-20022000-2001200020011 234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks51,798–1,0792,6371,4256,45712,451 Borrowings from Banks(1)28,4512,8115664,5571,69211,618 Other demand and time liabilities(2)1,737306125–105192751Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@9,91,7548,48622,90733,7461,15,7721,55,502 (0.9)(2.8)(3.5)(16.1)(18.6) [2.9][3.7][

(per cent per annum) 2000 2001 Item / week endedApr. 28Mar. 23Mar. 30Apr. 6Apr. 13Apr. 20Apr. 2712345678Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1)8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00Bank Rate7.007.007.007.007.007.007.00I.D.B.I.(2)12.5012.5012.5012.5012.5012.5012.50Prime Lending Rate(3)11.25-11.7511.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.00Deposit Rate(4)8.00-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(5) - Borrowin

(Rs. crore)   2001 - 20022000 - 2001   OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations   as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5)Item 2001 2000    Mar. 23Apr. 20 Mar. 24Apr. 21 1  2345671. Bank Credit 5,09,0825,19,27310,1914,35,9584,44,1408,182     (2.0)  (1.9)         A.Food Credit 39,99136,107–3,88425

Foreign 2000 2001 2000 2001 Currency May 5Apr. 30May 1+May 2May 3May 4May 5Apr. 30May 1+May 2May 3May 41 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.640046.8600 46.810046.850046.8300 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying43.640046.8450 46.810046.845046.82002.29152.1340 2.13632.13452.1354Dollar Selling43.650046.8550 46.820046.855046.8300 Pound{Buying67.310067.1375 67.13506

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 2001Fortnight2000-20012001-20022000 2001ItemMar. 31#Apr. 20#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 2345678910111213M3 13,05,56713,48,2784,2510.325,019*2.242,7113.31,54,793*15.61,99,32617.3 (15.1) Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public2,09,1322,20,1108,4104.010,0655.310,9785.219,37310.821,28010.7(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,64,5511,70,707–6,896–3.9–1,692–1.16,1553.719,84015.52

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so far 2001Week2000-20012001-2002YearItemMar. 31#May 4#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 234567891011Reserve Money3,03,5533,08,690–3,228–1.0–16,333–5.85,1371.744,71016.9 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation2,17,7562,32,7844,7882.112,4886.315,0286.923,55111.3 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI81,47771,099–9,111–11.4–28,456–35.4–10,379–12.719,09436.7 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI4,3204,8081,094 –365 488 2,

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Oct.6Oct.910015162—15100———10099.688.8702425Jan.5Jan.810019227—6100———10099.748.08514302001-2002

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Oct.6Oct.91002022850910050——15097.669.58431,750Jan.5Jan.810018170501010050——15097.868.74721,94520

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face Valuement onIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-RBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345678910111213142000-2001 Oct.11Oct.1210020253—3100——10095.1410.23861,300Jan.3Jan.410021232—5100——10095.559.35831,3002001-2002 Apr.11Apr

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Oct.4Oct.5500541,238—15500———50090.5010.521713,000Jan.10Jan.11750781,988—25750———75091.209.6732

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest  Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 234Apr.7, 20001,2641236.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,1292595.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 20001,3642815.00 — 12.80Jan.12, 20011,1801327.25 — 11.00Mar.9, 20011,0601007.25 — 11.00Mar.23, 20017711095.50 — 11.00@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest  Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 234Apr.15, 20005,6341,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,1278169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,21710.30 — 12.50Jan.15, 20017,79691010.00 — 11.98Mar.31, 20015,8467528.75 — 11.25Apr.15, 20016,2951,1119.30 — 12.00@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

20002001Percentage Variation over WeightApr. 22Feb. 24*Apr. 21#WeekMonthEndYearItems / Week ended March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00151.7158.5160.00.30.60.55.5Primary Articles22.02161.1160.8166.21.02.72.73.2(i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92158.7160.3174.33.97.97.99.8Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23194.4222.4222.7—–0.2–0.214.6Manufactured Products63.75139.0143.5143.9——–0.13.5(i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93162.5146.8147.30.30.1–1.2–9.4(ii)Edible Oils2.76108.8101.010

2000 2001 May 4Apr. 30May 1+May 2May 3May 41 234567 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,553.923,519.16 3,538.423,494.483,514.59S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,380.551,125.25 1,137.201,122.051,130.05+ : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Mar. 23, 2001Mar. 30, 2001Apr. 6, 2001Apr. 13, 2001Apr. 20, 2001Apr. 27, 2001May 4, 20011 23456781. Banks (a)Borrowings11,40412,5259,92413,90813,35513,69011,917 (b)Lendings7,9428,7758,38211,53610,87813,15112,5562. Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings7,1364,4666,0087,5088,2968,2488,671 (b)Lendings2,4062,2501,5881,8771,5032,5291,7443. Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings4,0223,0072,0403,7844,0141,9092,7004. Total (a)Borrowings18,54016,99115,93221,41621,6512

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Items Mar. 30, 2001Apr. 6, 2001Apr. 13, 2001Apr. 20, 2001Apr. 27, 2001May 4, 20011 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities18,58312,49920,91529,75742,41235,039 (b)State Government Securities26181259425187267 (c)14 – Day Treasury Bills16931921731927397 (d)91 – Day Treasury Bills289270780602303269 (e)182 – Day Treasury Bills64424523630718972 (f )364 – Day Treasury Bills2,4161,4402,4592,2482,6182,087II.RBI*260——5,00014@ : Ex

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 1 2345678910111213Purchases Apr.16, 200130973316738901084491431820 Apr.17, 200131088795221110861448159450943 Apr.18, 20012484225181665389191043831124 Apr.19, 200127046612021174981419844291523 Apr.20, 20012884256213154351671100474693 Sales Apr.16, 2001318242246153771955361351820 Apr.17, 2001

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Mar. 31, 2001Apr. 7, 2001Apr. 14, 2001Apr. 21, 2001Apr. 28, 2001May 5, 20011234567Amount31.320.00200.0110.72—30.44Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

2000 2001 ItemAs on FridayMay 5Apr. 6Apr. 13Apr. 20Apr. 27May 412345678Standard GoldOpening4,4104,2404,2704,3204,3054,320(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,4004,2404,2654,3154,3204,330 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,0157,2907,3807,4607,4107,385(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,0007,3057,3807,4207,4357,390Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) May 4, 2001 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789Reserve Bank of India————755755–40–377 Banks146—1,0231,05311,88014,101–147701 State Governments1002,691350——3,1411,446–711 Others541929822473,1154,591490799

(Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2001-20022000-20012000-20012001-20022000-20012000-2001 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto May 4, 2001)May 5, 2000) May 4, 2001)May 5, 2000) 12345671. Total28,00017,0001,00,18328,00015,02371,787of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI12,00051531,151 2. RBI's OMO Sales5,0734123,574 Purchases——4,356

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Apr. 27, 2001For the Week Ended May 4, 2001Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2001-024847.93249.07016158.46268.8516 2002-03 $8198.85629.13815008.80209.0101 2003-048868.91339.06058298.91419.0212 2004-052209.18579.32292209.12059.2514 2005-065429.19089.35054579.12019.5677 2006-077589.28149.