Foreign

2000

2001

2000

2001

Currency

Mar. 3

Feb. 26

Feb. 27

Feb. 28

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

Feb. 26

Feb. 27

Feb. 28

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

43.5800

46.6300

46.6700

46.6100

46.5300

46.5700

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

43.5750

46.6200

46.6600

46.6050

46.5200

46.5750

2.2946

2.1445

2.1427

2.1455

2.1492

2.1473

Dollar

Selling

43.5850

46.6300

46.6700

46.6250

46.5300

46.5850

Pound

{

Buying

68.7575

67.8650

67.4850

67.2100

67.2250

67.7675

1.4536

1.4730

1.4815

1.4875

1.4868

1.4751

Sterling

Selling

68.8075

67.9025

67.5175

67.2600

67.2650

67.8275

Euro

{

Buying

42.1025

42.7825

42.5825

42.7550

42.9325

43.2925

2.3745

2.3355

2.3471

2.3362

2.3283

2.3095

Selling

42.1300

42.8150

42.6150

42.8075

42.9650

43.3250

100 Yen

{

Buying

40.4400

40.1175

40.1575

40.1525

39.6750

39.5000

246.95

249.05

248.83

249.02

251.88

253.10

Selling

40.4700

40.1425

40.1950

40.2050

39.7025

39.5350

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

1-month

4.96

3.35

3.86

3.60

3.61

3.35

3-month

3.76

4.03

4.20

3.95

3.95

3.87

6-month

3.26

4.33

4.37

4.21

4.17

4.17

@ : 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.