Foreign

2000

2001

2000

2001

Currency

Jan. 7

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

Jan. 3

Jan. 4

Jan. 5

Jan. 7

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

Jan. 3

Jan. 4

Jan. 5

1

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

43.5100

46.6600

46.6900

46.7000

46.7400

46.7400

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

43.5100

46.6600

46.6850

46.6950

46.7300

46.7350

2.2983

2.1432

2.1418

2.1413

2.1395

2.1395

Dollar

Selling

43.5200

46.6700

46.6950

46.7050

46.7400

46.7450

Pound

{Buying

71.6475

69.6500

69.8075

70.1600

69.6375

70.3325

1.3957

1.4354

1.4324

1.4249

1.4357

1.4221

Sterling

Selling

71.6950

69.7025

69.8475

70.1925

69.6650

70.3650

Euro

{Buying

44.8100

43.9350

43.8100

44.4175

43.4875

44.6775

2.2308

2.2755

2.2812

2.2499

2.2987

2.2374

Selling

44.8475

43.9675

43.8425

44.4500

43.5200

44.7125

100 Yen

{Buying

41.3125

40.7625

40.7625

40.7525

41.0375

40.1100

241.96

245.24

245.15

245.29

243.52

249.25

Selling

41.3600

40.8000

40.8075

40.7900

41.0825

40.1525

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

1-month

3.31

3.60

3.34

3.60

3.85

3.59

3-month

3.68

3.60

3.60

3.68

3.77

3.68

6-month

3.91

3.77

3.81

3.94

3.98

3.94

@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

Note : The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.