(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Aug. 13Aug. 4Aug. 11#Week Year12345 6Notes in circulation1,83,2192,00,8572,02,1341,277 18,915Notes issued1,83,2492,00,8952,02,1711,276 18,922Notes held in Banking Department313838— 7Deposits : Central Government1001001011 1State Governments364141— 5Scheduled Commercial Banks68,05463,76862,896-872 -5,158Scheduled State Co-operative Banks8327981,003205 171Other Banks1,4032,3192,293-26 890Others11,37515,85816,056198 4,681Other liabilities

Variation over ItemAs on Aug. 11, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,63,58335,676867-198-2,330-2,36011,64074119,7082,561of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,50,37632,740851-202*-2,548-2,31811,24274818,0412,290 (b) Gold13,1532,924——180-50362-151,662270 (c) SDRs541216438836851* Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Item 2000 Financial year so far Year-on-year Jul. 28# Fortnight 1999-2000 2000-2001 1999 2000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks 39,207 306 -123 2,497 7,182 6,921 Borrowings from Banks(1) 11,836 -2,690 876 -4,430 5,173 -1,111 Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,065 179 -99 204 240 442 Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 8,53,893 @ 3,434 29,322 40,548 1,16,700 1,10,546

(per cent per annum) 19992000Item / week endedAug. 6Jun. 30Jul. 7Jul. 14Jul. 21Jul. 28Aug. 41 2345678Bank Rate 8.007.007.007.007.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1) 13.5013.5013.5013.5013.5013.5013.50Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5011.25-11.7511.25-11.7511.25-11.7511.25-11.7511.25-11.7511.25-12.00Deposit Rate(3)8.00-11.008.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.50Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings7.75 / 9.255.00 / 13.905.90 / 10.706.00 / 8.506.20 / 10.306.00 /

(Rs. crore)           2000 - 2001 1999 - 2000               Outstanding Variations Outstanding   Variations               as on (3) - (2) as on   (6) - (5)   Item         2000     1999                 Mar. 24 Jul. 28     Mar. 26 Jul. 30         1     &

ForeignCurrency 1999 2000 1999 2000 Aug. 13Aug. 7Aug. 8Aug. 9Aug. 10Aug. 11Aug. 13Aug. 7Aug. 8Aug. 9 Aug. 10Aug. 111234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.460045.570045.720045.640045.680045.9300 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.455045.550045.710045.620045.670045.80002.30102.19442.18722.19112.18912.1772DollarSelling43.465045.570045.720045.640045.680045.8500 P

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Fortnight Financial year so far Year-on-year 2000 1999-2000 2000-2001 1999 2000 Item Mar. 31# Jul. 28# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M 3 11,17,202 11,69,794 -2,442 -0.2 44,825* 4.6 52,592 4.7 1,62,383* 18.8 1,43,949* 14.0 (4.7) (4.8) (16.7) (14.3) Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i) Currency with the Public 1,88,705 1,94,658 -5,922 -3.0 8,030 4.8 5,953 3.2 26,686 17.8 17,684 10.0 (ii) D

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001Year ItemMar. 31#Aug. 11#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1234567891011 Reserve Money2,80,3142,76,7317800.32,7501.1-3,583-1.314,6355.6 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,06,4021,2770.611,4526.59,6574.919,10410.2 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46066,192-694-1.0-9,415-11.8-14,268-17.7-4,097-5.8 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1094,137198 713 1,028 -372 Sources

(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)PricePriceDateofIssue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.81001912515016100150——25099.688.60843502000-2001 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.78

(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)PricePriceDateofIssue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 67891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.810016137 —11100———10097.749.24901,3752000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.047.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face ValuementIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-on(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom-RBI PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345 6789 10111213141999-2000 Jan.5Jan.610027337 —9100— —10095.359.81961,9002000-2001 Apr. 11Apr.1310021207 —9100— —10095.948.52881,300Jul.

(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 2 345 6789 1011121314151999-2000 Jan.12Jan.13500491,377 —15500— ——50090.8010.144314,2502000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013 —43500—

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Issued during Rate of Interest Outstanding # the fortnight # (per cent)@1 2 3 4Jul.2, 1999 2,111 30 6.25 — 11.50Oct.8, 1999 1,868 101 6.75 — 11.00Jan.14, 2000 1,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 2000 1,264 123 6.50 — 14.00Jun.2, 2000 933 35 8.00 — 11.16Jun.16, 2000 974 60 5.50 — 13.35@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Reported duringRate of Interest Outstanding the fortnight(per cent)@1 2 34Jul.15, 1999 6,311 754 9.30 — 12.00Oct.15, 1999 6,689 1,104 9.91 — 11.75Jan.15, 2000 7,747 1,092 9.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 2000 5,634 1,127 9.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 2000 7,127 816 9.35 — 11.85Jul.31, 2000 7,325 1,939 9.50 — 12.25@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightJul. 31Jun. 3*Jul. 29#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00143.8152.2153.00.20.51.46.4Primary Articles 22.02158.4164.1164.60.40.83.43.9(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92146.7157.5169.35.913.017.915.4Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23153.7193.6194.5 0.626.5Manufactured Products 63.75136.5138.8139.70.10.60.82.3(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93154.0151.6153.50.2- 1.7-3.0-0.3(ii) Edible Oils 2.76118.

19992000 Aug. 11Aug. 7Aug. 8Aug. 9Aug. 10Aug. 111 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,553.634,201.254,317.224,317.044,253.234,192.00S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,315.301,380.101,345.601,344.951,328.001,310.75

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jun. 30, 2000Jul. 7, 2000Jul. 14, 2000Jul. 21, 2000Jul. 28, 2000Aug. 4, 2000Aug. 11, 20001 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings9,40612,3237,76311,2148,5979,7378,237 (b)Lendings5,1737,8415,5897,3584,6375,6733,8392.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,6817,4785,8885,7806,8715,5595,453 (b)Lendings2,2292,8551,5332,1171,5682,1772,3853.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,7465,3903,2453,8273,5163,6622,2254.Total (a)Borrowings15,08719,80113,65116,99415,46815,29613,690

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItem / Week endedJul. 7, 2000Jul. 14, 2000Jul. 21, 2000Jul. 28, 2000Aug. 4, 2000Aug. 11, 20001 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities20,08313,54219,11125,65016,8296,881(b)State Government Securities14437319963493(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills16897233377274158(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills271238204377286356(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills1921431106760124(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills3,2576126651,3081,493916II. RBI*1,4374565396,3902,64310

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Jul.17, 200037381401814205187305553611713 Jul.18, 200023997117177465899854365530 Jul.19, 20002565324325757094910740524978 Jul.20, 20003288229152012958103414446610238 Jul.21, 2000240127282827218229521104547010 Sales Jul.17, 200045989151814194655676053913112 Jul.18, 200

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jul. 8, 2000Jul. 15, 2000Jul. 22, 2000Jul. 29, 2000Aug. 5, 2000Aug. 12, 20001234567Amount5.5312.2012.420.014.800.01Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayAug. 13Jul. 14Jul. 21Jul. 28Aug. 4Aug. 1112345678 Standard GoldOpening4,1404,5104,5154,5004,5104,510 (Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,1404,5104,5204,4804,5104,510 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,2207,9708,0207,9758,0308,050 (Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,1857,9758,0157,9708,0508,050 Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Aug. 11, 2000 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different Maturities TotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day 364 Day(2+3+4+ WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction) (Auction)5+6) 1 2345 67 89Reserve Bank of India98—509351 4,4335,390 27-1,409 Banks 50—471503 6,9097,933 -3601,398 State Governments 1502,658—— —2,808 -586391 Others 52146641447 1,6582,943 475165

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-2000 1999-20002000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Aug. 11, 2000)Aug. 13, 1999) Aug. 11, 2000)Aug. 13, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 58,18351,630 86,630 41,02644,83170,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI25,50623,500 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales8,80821,311 36,613 Purchases3,24450 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Aug. 4, 2000For the Week Ended Aug. 11, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 1879.968911.109728710.645211.5330 2001-02 19310.022810.626931610.440611.2933 2002-03 $ 27510.282310.75454059.491311.0470 2003-04 83610.385510.95591,28510.820211.0857 2004-05 30010.753011.017918610.828711.1