(Rs.crore)Item19981999 Variation over Aug. 7Jul. 30Aug. 6WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,55,9721,79,2581,82,6893,43126,717Notes issued1,56,0081,79,2921,82,7193,42726,711Notes held in Banking Department353430-4-5Deposits : Central Government51101101-50State Governments143431-317Scheduled Commercial Banks61,82766,07470,1814,1078,354Scheduled State Co-operative Banks72267171645-6Other Banks1,0791,3081,40193322Others12,00711,49411,357-137-650Other liabilities55,03466,

Variation over As on August 13, 1999WeekEnd- March 1999End- December 1998YearItemRs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves1,43,87533,115-1,251-2955,87062516,0213,05929,6126,507of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,32,33530,450-1,263-2986,92392817,6423,49231,1426,912 (b) Gold11,4912,654---1,068-306-1,317-361-1,410-377 (c) SDRs4911123153-304-72-120-28Note : 1.Foreign currency assets expressed in US doll

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation over Item1999 Financial year so far Jul. 30#Fortnight1998-991999-2000Year 123456Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from banks35,0853,1181,4232,8249,979 Borrowings from Banks(1)14,9443,7046153,3207,169 Other demand and time liabilities(2)799-232-1,063109417Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits7,40,578@6,77028,16131,4851,13,932 (0.9)(4.7)(4.4)(18.2) Demand1,09,052183-3,156-4,4289,695 Time6,31,526@6,58631,

(Per cent per annum) 1998 1999 Item / week endedAug. 7Jul. 9Jul. 16Jul. 23Jul. 30Aug. 61234567Bank Rate9.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.114.0013.5013.5013.5013.5013.50Prime Lending Rate212.75-13.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00-12.50Deposit Rate310.00-12.008.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-11.008.00-11.008.00-11.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)46.00/7.758.00/8.908.00/9.257.90 / 9.507.00/8.157.75/9.251. Medium Term Lending Rate (MTLR).2. Prime Lending Rate relates to five major banks.3

(Rs. crore) 1999-20001998-99 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item19991999 19981998 Mar. 26Jul. 30 Mar. 27Jul. 31 1 2345671.Bank Credit3,66,0033,72,0286,0253,24,0793,23,050-1,029 (1.6) (-0.3) A.Food Credit16,81622,4915,67612,48517,4584,973 B.Non-Food Credit3,49,1873,49,5373493,11,5943,05,592-6,001 (0.1) (-1.9) 2.Investments48,27152,361 @@4,09031,57936,981+5,401 A.Commercial Paper3,9376,3302,3932,0274,1712,144 B.Bonds/Debentures/P

Foreign 1998 1999 1998 1999 Currency Aug. 14Aug. 9Aug. 10Aug. 11Aug. 12Aug. 13Aug. 14Aug. 9Aug. 10Aug. 11Aug. 12Aug. 131234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.080043.540043.450043.490043.470043.4600 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.060043.535043.445043.490043.450043.45502.32132.29672.30152.29942.30042.3010DollarSelling43.080043.545043.450043.500043.460043.46

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Item Financial year so far 1999Fortnight1998-991999-2000Year Mar. 31#July 30#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011M3 9,66,149 *10,17,0166150.137,836 *4.650,867 *5.31,58,896 *18.5 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,70,1191,76,604-6,274-3.44,3933.06,4853.826,20717.4(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,30,2671,27,4522210.2-2,981-2.5-2,815-2.212,49710.9(iii)Time deposits with banks6,61,9527,08,122@6,7151.035,6

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Item Financial year so far 1999Week1998-991999-2000Year Mar. 31#Aug. 6#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011 Reserve Money2,59,2202,63,5357,5392.95710.34,3141.736,56216.1 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,75,7051,86,5353,4311.98,4395.610,8306.227,04117.0 of which : cash with banks5,586.. (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI79,70372,2984,2456.2-8,178-11.4-7,406-9.38,67013.6 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,8124,

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBI*Accepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 2345678910Oct.9, '98Oct.10, '98500500--50099.678.8702900Jan.1, '99Jan.2, '99100100--10099.659.1320200Apr.1, '99Apr.3, '99100100--10099.707.8235200Jul.2, '99Jul.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBI*Accepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 2345678910Oct.9, '98Oct.10, '985003821184054097.579.96216,151Jan.1, '99Jan.2, '99100100--10097.679.54235,670Apr.1, '99Apr.3, '99100100-2012097.868.74721,520Jul.

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidsontitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBIAccepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 2345678910May26, '99May27, '99100100--10095.389.7096100Jun.9, '99Jun.10, '99100100--10095.369.7315200Jun.23, '99Jun.24, '99100100--10095.309.9738300Jul.7, '99Jul.8, '991

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedCompetitiveDevolvementNon-Compe-TotalWeightedImplicit YieldAmount Outstan-AuctionIssueAmountBidson PDs andtitive BidsIssueAverageat Cut-offding as on the AcceptedRBI*Accepted(4+5+6)PricePriceDate of Issue (Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value)(Face Value) (per cent)(Face Value) 1 2345678910Oct.7, '98Oct.9, '98400400--40090.3610.71745,827Jan.13, '99Jan.15, '99750750--75090.5210.49726,519Apr.7, '99Apr.9, '99500500--50090.959.974710,700Jul.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding#the fortnight #(Per cent)@1 234Jul.17, 19987,2878078.00 - 12.50Oct.9, 19986,1327867.75 - 13.50Jan.1, 19993,6676218.00 - 17.35Apr.9, 19993,494677.00 - 12.50Jul.2, 19992,111306.25 - 11.50Jul16, 19992,217406.25 - 10.90@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(Per cent)@1234Jul.15, 19983,912772 8.20 — 13.50Oct.15, 19984,8031,101 9.50 — 13.40Jan.15, 19995,4111,215 9.75 — 13.00Apr.15, 19995,0291,386 9.15 — 12.00Jul.15, 19996,311754 9.30 — 12.00Jul.31, 19997,2392,384 9.25 — 12.10@ :Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19981999Percentage Variation overItem / Week endedWeightAug. 1Jun. 5*Jul. 31#WeekMonthEndYear March 123456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00352.0358.0357.70.10.21.21.6Primary Articles32.30377.8383.5383.90.30.62.41.6(i) Fruits and Vegetables4.09492.6425.0401.11.4-1.5-2.3-18.6Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants10.66379.9392.8397.20.60.71.74.6Manufactured Products57.04332.2337.0335.5-0.1-0.10.41.0(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur4.06328.5312.3311.93.12.98.3-5.1(ii) Edible Oils2.45353.433

19981999 Aug. 13Aug. 9Aug. 10Aug. 11Aug. 12Aug. 131234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)2,990.224,639.204,594.124,553.634,543.644,487.87S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)872.251,327.751,309.751,315.301,309.501,291.85Note : NSE - 50, i.e. Nifty has since been rechristened as 'S & P CNX Nifty' with effect from July 28, 1998.

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Feb. 26, '99Mar. 12, '99Mar. 26, '99Apr. 9, '99Apr. 23, '99May 7, '99May 21, '991 23456781.Banks a)Borrowing10,00611,35112,05612,14311,61211,43710,650 b)Lending6,6987,0477,7179,6919,6599,2218,0962.Primary Dealers a)Borrowing4,6663,7054,5444,5984,8024,0204,327 b)Lending1,6031,6792,2111,6681,6771,9901,8483.Non-Bank Institutions a)Lending5,6625,9506,4814,2143,9493,6354,994

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItemsJul. 9, '99Jul. 16, '99Jul. 23, '99Jul. 30, '99Aug. 6, '99Aug. 13, '99 1234567I. Outright Transactions a.Govt. of India Dated Securities13,46410,83119,53915,11032,69218,002b.State Goverment Securities301715040686c.14 - Day Treasury Bills296203144173304261d.91 - Day Treasury Bills362206295383357157e.182 - Day Treasury Bills9380280636943f.364 - Day Treasury Bills3696456001,2552,829693II. RBI*38135100—2,988502@ : Excluding Repo Transactions.* :

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/INRFCY/FCYFCY/ INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Aug.2, 199925567113125223665802348311220 Aug.3, 199919345271731156025872941110915 Aug.4, 199917456123434333097664853218516 Aug.5, 19992455347181914488687344468912 Aug.6, 1999166501214202037458722437864 Sales Aug.2, 199933375113224193596231750311619 Aug.3, 199928280517271

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jul. 10, '99Jul. 17, '99Jul. 24, '99Jul. 31, '99Aug. 7, '99Aug. 14, '991234567Amount5.6930.851.8927.8413.8118.95Source: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19981999ItemAs on FridayAug. 14Jul. 16Jul. 23Jul. 30Aug. 6Aug. 1312345678Standard GoldOpening4,2104,0204,0204,0604,0604,140(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,2104,0204,0204,0604,0654,140 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,9057,8707,9358,2258,2058,220(Rs. per kilogram) Closing7,9007,9157,9408,2508,2108,185Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore)HoldersAugust 13, 1999Variation in Total Treasury BillsTreasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotal (2+3+4 +5+6)Over the WeekOver End March14 Day (Auction)14 Day (Intermediate)91 Day (Auction)182 Day (Auction)364 Day (Auction)123456789Reserve Bank of India——308—490798-48-17 Banks104—62232410,23311,284-2922,683 State Governments4004,3422,000——6,7421,155139 Others963794562762,9774,183411229

(Devolvement/ Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 1999-20001998-991998-991999-20001998-991998-99 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto August 13, 1999)August 14, 1998) August 13, 1999)August 14, 1998) 1234561. Total51,63052,92983,75344,83146,27068,950 of which : 1.1Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI23,50017,23438,205 2.RBI's OMO Sales21,3113,79326,348 Purchases50——

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended August 6, 1999For the Week Ended August 13, 1999ItemsAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1234 567I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 1999-20004609.254010.2869 909.403310.1752 2000-011,0539.505810.5585 5789.423210.6230 2001-0274810.210010.8667 32610.199810.6252 2002-03 $45810.457511.0059 56510.526410.8298 2003-041,22210.635411.6985 1,35610.