(US $ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

Position Date

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

Spot

Forward

Forward
Cancel
lation

Spot

Forward

Forward
Cancel
lation

Spot

Swap

Forward

Spot

Swap

Forward

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Mar.

3, 2008

2,483

2,295

585

1,002

1,157

886

6,548

8,485

602

6,097

2,120

206

Mar.

4, 2008

2,916

919

563

554

1,170

826

4,358

7,867

700

4,092

2,040

114

Mar.

5, 2008

1,713

897

380

482

1,071

871

3,981

7,193

540

4,505

2,454

202

Mar.

6, 2008

51

8

1

—

22

24

16

6

4

89

12

12

Mar.

7, 2008

2,969

1,622

511

843

1,574

1,164

6,526

6,567

780

6,640

2,889

261

Sales

Mar.

3, 2008

2,790

2,276

576

961

968

1,079

6,068

8,480

952

6,204

2,035

206

Mar.

4, 2008

2,075

2,147

256

536

1,088

952

3,916

9,180

970

3,982

2,040

130

Mar.

5, 2008

1,830

1,090

392

482

1,044

891

3,497

5,880

809

4,367

2,573

214

Mar.

6, 2008

21

2

2

—

23

22

25

6

1

90

15

22

Mar.

7, 2008

2,422

1,691

598

592

1,442

1,277

6,429

6,752

905

6,107

2,887

304

FCY : Foreign Currency. INR : Indian Rupees.+ : Market closed.
Note :
Data relate to purchases and sales of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.