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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.7700

44.8200

45.1100

45.3200

45.2000

45.0900

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

57.6300

54.1500

54.1000

53.8600

54.0900

54.3100

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

45.7650

44.8100

45.1000

45.2650

45.1900

45.0800

2.1848

2.2311

2.2168

2.2065

2.2124

2.2178

Dollar

Selling

45.7750

44.8200

45.1100

45.2750

45.2000

45.0900

Pound

{ Buying

83.1675

79.1425

78.9375

79.0100

79.5525

80.0350

1.2021

1.2631

1.2665

1.2638

1.2568

1.2487

Sterling

Selling

83.2050

79.1875

78.9750

79.0400

79.5925

80.0800

Euro

{ Buying

57.6225

54.1175

54.0875

53.9750

54.0825

54.2900

1.7352

1.8467

1.8484

1.8567

1.8488

1.8413

Selling

57.6450

54.1325

54.1150

54.0125

54.1175

54.3200

100 Yen

{ Buying

42.4300

39.2050

39.0875

39.0525

39.0575

39.0650

235.59

254.96

255.75

255.89

255.91

255.84

Selling

42.4500

39.2325

39.1075

39.0700

39.0825

39.0825

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

1-month

3.16

0.73

0.60

0.62

0.78

0.81

3-month

3.02

0.60

0.49

0.55

0.54

0.57

6-month

2.64

0.54

0.47

0.54

0.47

0.52

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