Foreign Currency

2008

Annual Appreciation (+) / Depreciation (-) (per cent)

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

Mar. 5 Mar. 6 +

Mar. 7

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

Mar. 5

Mar. 6 +

Mar. 7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S. Dollar

40.2600

40.2900

40.2900

40.5300

—

—

10.42

9.80

Euro

61.2600

61.2000

61.2300

62.4000

—

—

–4.41

–6.43

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

40.2500

40.2900

40.3000

40.5200

—

—

10.37

9.80

Dollar

Selling

40.2600

40.3000

40.3100

40.5300

—

—

10.37

9.80

Pound

{

Buying

79.8275

79.9750

79.9725

81.5350

—

—

7.14

5.28

Sterling

Selling

79.8600

80.0125

80.0125

81.5700

—

—

7.13

5.28

Euro

{

Buying

61.2800

61.2200

61.2650

62.3850

—

—

–4.48

–6.39

Selling

61.3125

61.2400

61.2875

62.4125

—

—

–4.47

–6.40

100 Yen

{

Buying

39.1800

38.9500

38.9400

39.4975

—

—

–1.29

–3.25

Selling

39.1975

38.9625

38.9575

39.5150

—

—

–1.29

–3.25

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

1-month

–3.35

–2.03

–1.28

0.19

3-month

–1.49

–1.26

–0.77

0.03

6-month

–0.36

–0.41

–0.17

0.33

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
+ : Market closed.
Notes:
1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.