(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Aug.

8, 2005

1,071

521

60

182

262

174

1,715

2,586

207

1,194

544

13

Aug.

9, 2005

899

368

51

169

189

202

1,437

2,360

158

1,023

422

4

Aug.

10, 2005

990

213

38

160

210

229

1,270

1,886

132

1,610

392

24

Aug.

11, 2005

835

378

47

219

292

251

1,268

1,637

157

1,465

500

97

Aug.

12, 2005

791

259

55

537

331

271

1,040

1,504

112

1,484

735

57

Sales

Aug.

8, 2005

908

379

350

192

258

220

1,607

2,618

207

1,186

560

23

Aug.

9, 2005

1,019

234

154

175

173

222

1,391

2,107

106

1,045

406

9

Aug.

10, 2005

936

261

136

185

203

245

1,257

2,077

209

1,591

487

12

Aug.

11, 2005

1,081

262

321

155

314

255

2,265

1,739

310

1,462

633

143

Aug.

12, 2005

708

244

88

529

245

283

987

1,362

171

1,550

722

66

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