(Rs. crore) 20002001VariationItemApr. 7Mar. 30 Apr. 6#Week Year123 45 6Notes in circulation1,97,3612,12,858 2,15,4182,560 18,057Notes issued1,97,3872,12,937 2,15,4772,540 18,090Notes held in Banking Department2679 59–20 33Deposits : Central Government100100 1011 1State Governments4141 30–11 –11Scheduled Commercial Banks47,48376,939 62,939–14,000 15,456Scheduled State Co-operative Banks620978 864–114 244Other Banks1,7042,816 2,660–156 956Others6,7406,954 6,909–45 169Ot

Variation overItemAs on Apr. 6, 2001WeekEnd-March 2001End-December 2000Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011 Total Reserves1,99,06642,6891,9904331,86240811,7092,61232,5414,512of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,86,34439,9621,916419*1,86240812,1372,69832,8084,763 (b) Gold12,7112,7257414——–432–86–262–249 (c) SDRs112————4—–5–2* :Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of app

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item2001 Financial year so farYear-on-year Mar. 30#Month1999-20002000-200120002001 1234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks52,8765,69311,12716,16611,1279,339 Borrowings from Banks(1)25,6403,0872,9829,3732,98210,586 Other demand and time liabilities(2)1,431165319570319390Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@9,83,26837,4221,37,5681,69,9231,37,5681,31,675 (4.0)(19.3)(20.9)(19.3)(15.5) [1

(per cent per annum) 2000 2001 Item / week endedMar. 31Feb. 23Mar. 2Mar. 9Mar. 16Mar. 23Mar. 3012345678Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1)9.008.508.258.258.008.008.00Bank Rate8.007.507.007.007.007.007.00I.D.B.I.(2)13.5013.0013.0013.0012.5012.5012.50Prime Lending Rate(3)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5011.50-12.5011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.00Deposit Rate(4)8.50-10.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(5) - Borrowing

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item20002001 19992000 Mar. 24Mar. 23 Mar. 26Mar. 24 1 234567 1. Bank Credit4,35,9585,09,08273,1243,68,8374,35,95867,121 (16.8) (18.2) A.Food Credit25,69139,99114,30016,81625,6918,875 B. Non-Food Credit4,10,2674,69,09158,8243,52,0214,10,26758,246 (14.3) (16.5) 2. Investments61,56373,926@12,36248,44661,523+13,077 A.Commercial Paper5,0377,2332,1964,0065,3461,339 B.B

Foreign 2000 2001 2000 2001 Currency Apr. 7Apr. 2+Apr. 3Apr. 4Apr. 5+Apr.6+Apr. 7Apr. 2+Apr. 3Apr. 4Apr. 5+Apr. 6+1 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs . 100@ 43.6200 46.640046.6300 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying43.6150 46.635046.6250 2.2925 2.14412.1445 Dollar Selling43.6250 46.645046.6350 Pound{Buying68.9250 66.250066.7400 1.4503 1.50911.4978 Sterling Selling68.9

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 20002001Fortnight1999-20002000-200120002001ItemMar. 31#Mar. 23#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 12345678910111213M3 11,23,93313,06,09113,7371.11,46,831*15.01,82,15816.21,46,818*15.01,78,24015.8 (13.9) (13.5) Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,88,7652,10,914–2,771–1.323,79614.122,14811.722,41413.218,1739.4(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,49,6811,64,5517,4454.713,2569.714

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 20012001Week2000-20012001-2002YearItemMar. 31#Apr. 6#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011Reserve Money3,03,5532,91,058–11,756–3.9–24,173–8.6–12,494–4.134,91813.6 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation2,17,7562,20,3232,5591.25,1942.62,5671.218,3849.1 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI81,47766,463–14,271–17.7–30,653–38.1–15,015–18.416,65633.4 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI4,3204,273–45 1,286

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Oct.6Oct.910015162—15100———10099.688.8702425Jan.5Jan.810019227—6100———10099.748.08514302001-2002

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value) 12 34567891011121314152000-2001 Oct.6Oct.91002022850910050——15097.669.58431,750Jan.5Jan.810018170501010050——15097.868.74721,94520

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face Valuement onIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-RBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345678910111213142000-2001 Jul.5Jul.610026229—14100——10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct.1210020253—3100——10095.1410.23861,300Jan.3Jan.410021232

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.12Jul.1350028808—6205——29550091.549.241913,000Oct.4Oct.5500541,238—15500———50090.5010.52171

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 234Apr.7, 20001,2641236.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,1292595.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 20001,3642815.00 — 12.80Jan.12, 20011,1801327.25 — 11.00Feb.9, 20011,1531547.25 — 11.00Feb.23, 20011,1871446.75 — 12.00@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 234Apr.15, 20005,6341,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,1278169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,21710.30 — 12.50Jan.15, 20017,79691010.00 — 11.98Mar.15, 20016,9901,3569.25 — 11.50Mar.31, 20015,8467528.75 — 11.25@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

Weight20002001Percentage Variation over Mar. 25Jan. 27*Mar. 24#WeekMonthEndYearItems / Week ended March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00150.9158.6159.10.10.45.45.4Primary Articles22.02159.2161.3161.9–0.10.61.71.7(i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92143.6157.5161.5–1.0–0.812.512.5Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23193.4220.2223.2—0.815.415.4Manufactured Products63.75138.6143.9143.90.30.13.83.8(i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93158.3148.0147.20.2–0.5–7.0–7.0(ii)Edible Oils2.76111.

2000 2001 Apr. 6Apr. 2Apr. 3Apr. 4Apr. 5+Apr. 61234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,866.733,566.263,605.013,565.65 3,576.00S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,452.951,138.101,149.251,136.65 1,139.60+ : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Feb. 23, 2001Mar. 2, 2001Mar. 9, 2001Mar. 16, 2001Mar. 23, 2001Mar. 30, 2001Apr. 6, 20011 23456781. Banks (a)Borrowings9,39914,71112,05815,30011,40412,5259,924 (b)Lendings5,91711,8239,08710,5187,9428,7758,3822. Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,6258,1395,7737,7277,1364,4666,008 (b)Lendings1,7332,8512,3453,0142,4062,2501,5883. Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings2,4843,8663,7464,5544,0223,0072,0404. Total (a)Borrowings15,02422,85017,83123,02718,54016,9

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Items Mar. 2, 2001Mar. 9, 2001Mar. 16, 2001Mar. 23, 2001 Mar. 30, 2001Apr. 6, 20011 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 44,45524,99425,39320,20118,58312,499 (b)State Government Securities 8830838026181 (c)14 – Day Treasury Bills 266186332169169319 (d)91 – Day Treasury Bills 743371474554289270 (e)182 – Day Treasury Bills 382223181237644245 (f )364 – Day Treasury Bills 3,8633,0401,6762,3502,4161,440II.RBI* —9236260 @ :

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Mar. 12, 200138998206135531149066445966 Mar. 13, 2001382817954622897143611842015723 Mar. 14, 2001463152601229159071878914701105 Mar. 15, 20013571536331231556512871165561079 Mar. 16, 20012989574161921853160617135519320 Sales Mar. 12, 2001363162124147463109646473104

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Mar. 3, 2001Mar. 10, 2001Mar. 17, 2001Mar. 24, 2001Mar. 31, 2001Apr. 7, 20011234567Amount19.0710.6026.390.003531.320.0020Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

2000 2001 ItemAs on FridayApr. 7Mar. 9Mar. 16Mar. 23Mar. 30Apr. 612345678Standard GoldOpening4,4804,3304,2504,2604,2304,240(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,4754,3204,2504,2704,2254,240 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,0157,4757,3407,3007,2707,290(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,0207,4757,3357,3007,2707,305Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Apr. 4, 2001 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789Reserve Bank of India——5—788793–202–339 Banks131—8451,05810,88912,923–344–477 State Governments2004,571350——5,1216661,269 Others701161,0802422,8224,33067538

(Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2001-20022000-20012000-20012001-20022000-20012000-2001 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Apr. 6, 2001)Apr. 7, 2000) Apr. 6, 2001)Apr. 7, 2000) 12345671. Total——1,00,183——71,787of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI——31,151 2. RBI's OMO Sales602723,574 Purchases——4,356

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Mar. 30, 2001For the Week Ended Apr. 6, 2001ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum 1 23 456 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2001-025348.88129.64901848.94719.6531 2002-03 $4369.00829.24171688.90419.2120 2003-041,0889.10579.46617369.08959.2147 2004-053319.37349.66492179.28879.5711 2005-066209.395110.18542039.27819.4242 2006-076859.