(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY/INR

FCY/FCY

FCY/ INR

FCY/FCY

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Apr.

12, 1999

223

46

31

27

33

23

411

461

99

313

217

23

Apr.

13, 1999

207

48

38

14

26

17

602

430

134

327

155

15

Apr.

14, 1999+

Apr.

15, 1999

238

52

40

38

34

16

723

751

84

301

178

23

Apr.

16, 1999

252

106

94

50

62

40

646

769

72

368

172

23

Apr.

19, 1999

253

127

50

10

19

12

646

694

81

282

141

9

Apr.

20, 1999

214

141

53

32

24

21

455

663

82

342

305

15

Apr.

21, 1999

255

67

137

26

28

17

513

559

48

286

173

9

Apr.

22, 1999

205

47

88

33

42

20

492

840

99

338

157

35

Apr.

23, 1999

200

69

192

7

36

37

433

684

228

266

166

24

Sales

Apr.

12, 1999

267

95

12

7

40

21

354

444

89

328

217

23

Apr.

13, 1999

255

140

8

4

28

19

504

450

99

320

306

15

Apr.

14, 1999+

Apr.

15, 1999

252

161

10

13

37

17

686

763

55

310

174

23

Apr.

16, 1999

242

174

17

21

68

35

782

834

104

409

192

23

Apr.

19, 1999

242

182

26

3

23

11

609

669

67

264

147

9

Apr.

20, 1999

214

155

69

17

27

16

474

714

87

376

304

15

Apr.

21, 1999

232

190

25

9

26

23

503

599

102

303

216

17

Apr.

22, 1999

209

140

18

15

38

24

516

798

102

360

158

36

Apr.

23, 1999

240

177

35

6

44

31

418

749

216

284

171

23

FCY : Foreign Currency

INR : Indian Rupees.

* :

Yearly closing of Banks. + : Market closed.

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.