(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Nov. 26Nov. 17Nov. 24#Week Year12345 6Notes in circulation1,89,5942,08,9972,06,425-2,572 16,831Notes issued1,89,6292,09,0392,06,478-2,561 16,849Notes held in Banking Department35425311 18Deposits : Central Government100100100— —State Governments414141— —Scheduled Commercial Banks64,31665,95968,6632,704 4,347Scheduled State Co-operative Banks830822814-8 -16Other Banks1,4402,3602,494134 1,054Others5,6275,6645,662-2 35Other liabilities68,

Variation over ItemAs on Nov. 24, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,79,44938,2915,8301,21413,53625527,5063,35630,7954,034of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,66,33835,4895,8301,214*13,41443127,2043,49731,6674,452 (b) Gold13,1042,800——131-174313-139-861-416 (c) SDRs72——-9-2-11-2-11-2*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include th

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as onItem 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Nov. 17#Fortnight 1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks38,52068 1,757 1,8095,8174,352Borrowings from Banks(1) 16,342-636 753 751,2993,516Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,163-91 256 302569184Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@ 9,14,67726,683 57,5861,01,3321,00,6801,43,066 (3.0) (8.1) (12.5)(15.0)(18.5) [0

19992000Item / week endedNov. 19Oct. 13Oct. 20Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 171 2345678Bank Rate 8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1) 13.5013.0013.0013.0013.0013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50 12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate(3)8.00-10.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings7.50 / 8.508.00/11.107.50/11.307.00/10.607.20/11.008.00/13.005.00/12.20- Lend

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Nov. 17 Mar. 26Nov. 19 1 23456 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,80,58644,6273,68,8373,94,55325,716 (10.2) (7.0) A.Food Credit25,69135,4349,74316,81623,4096,593 B.Non-Food Credit4,10,2674,45,15234,8853,52,0213,71,14419,123 (8.5) (5.4) 2.Investments £ 61,42963,829 @2,40048,44655,445 +6,999 A.Commercial Paper 5,0664,307-7584,0065,6051,599 B.Bonds/Deben

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Nov. 26Nov. 20Nov. 21Nov. 22Nov. 23Nov. 24Nov. 26Nov. 20Nov. 21Nov. 22Nov. 23Nov. 241234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.390046.780046.780046.830046.820046.8700 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.390046.775046.775046.820046.810046.86502.30472.13772.13772.13542.13582.1336DollarSelling43.400046.785046.785046.830046.820046.

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 2000Fortnight1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#Nov. 3#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213M3 11,17,20212,16,714599—84,585*8.699,5138.91,48,725*16.21,51,110*14.2 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7052,04,4144,4082.221,41812.715,7098.330,97519.414,0527.4(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,49,608-4,080-2.7-7,762-5.78020.512,73611.020,98316.3

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001Year Item Mar. 31#Nov. 24#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 234567891011 Reserve Money 2,80,3142,85,8542570.14,3021.75,5402.022,2078.4 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation 1,96,7452,10,693-2,572-1.217,98310.213,9497.116,8648.7 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI 80,46071,9712,8304.1-13,117-16.5-8,489-10.65,3848.1 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI 3,1093,190-2 -565 81 -41 Sourc

(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 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.786.2550200Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.777635

(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 67891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.047.99671,545Jul.7Jul.1010019231 —8100———10097.848.83071,65

(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 10111213142000-2001 Apr.11Apr.1310021207 —9100— —10095.948.52881,300Jul.5Jul.610026229 —14100— —10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct.1210

(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 1011121314152000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013 —43500— ——50091.579.289613,000Jul.12Jul.1350028808 —6205— —29550091.549.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Issued during Rate of Interest Outstanding # the fortnight # (per cent)@1 2 3 4Jan.14, 2000 1,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 2000 1,264 123 6.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 2000 1,129 259 5.50 — 14.00Sep.8, 2000 1,120 102 8.50 — 11.75Sep.22, 2000 1,153 135 8.00 — 13.50Oct.6, 2000 1,364 281 5.00 — 12.80@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 23 4Jan.15, 20007,7471,092 9.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 20005,6341,127 9.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,127816 9.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,217 10.30 — 12.50Oct.31, 20005,6331,490 10.14 — 13.50Nov.15, 20006,3171,500 10.45 — 12.00@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightNov. 13Sep. 16*Nov. 11#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00147.1154.2158.20.20.64.87.5Primary Articles 22.02160.6162.2163.8- 0.1- 0.52.92.0(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92174.1161.6176.7- 0.1- 1.523.11.5Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23167.2199.5220.90.31.814.232.1Manufactured Products 63.75137.9141.4142.20.20.62.63.1(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.9156.2154.2- 0.1- 0.6- 2.6- 2.3(ii) Edi

1999 2000 Nov. 24Nov. 20Nov. 21Nov. 22Nov. 23Nov. 241 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,686.113,926.523,924.703,862.393,852.403,868.34S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,394.951,237.601,235.001,222.351,216.001,225.20

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct. 13, 2000Oct. 20, 2000Oct. 27, 2000Nov. 3, 2000 Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 20001 2 34 56781.Banks (a)Borrowings14,371 10,72712,828 12,13312,00712,01412,494 (b)Lendings8,384 5,5188,169 7,2887,8477,6309,4352.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,768 5,7186,263 6,5745,1036,8598,675 (b)Lendings1,611 2,3673,318 2,5592,3582,4774,6273.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,569 3,4663,179 3,1682,6393,0543,1264.Total (a)Borrowings20,139 16,44519,091 18,

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Item / Week endedOct. 20, 2000Oct. 27, 2000Nov. 3, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities9,24910,20415,586 42,00625,62617,969(b)State Government Securities25134249 51177156(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills171107287 5952156(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills511354378 347438101(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills239107270 243513168(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills1,8457122,020 1,0081,1621,533II. RBI*29 3 7

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Oct.23, 20003471034810246427777812742085Oct.24, 2000264552256441288788318394Oct.25, 20003797194621136539431323181196Oct.26, 2000+ Oct.27, 2000312551424765959897029018913Oct.30, 20004881371087201012251037104395905Oct.31, 20005519213135171587513431133241047Nov.1, 20002

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct. 21, 2000Oct. 28, 2000Nov. 4, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 18, 2000Nov. 25, 20001 2 34567Amount 16.07 18.2328.1850.5354.7025.54Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayNov. 26Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 241 2345678Standard GoldOpening4,6604,5304,5004,4804,4904,485(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,6654,5304,4904,4704,4904,480 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,1257,9757,9557,9507,8807,815(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,1307,9707,9557,9607,8707,815Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Nov. 24, 2000 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different Maturities TotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+ WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 1 2345 67 89Reserve Bank of India18—113251 2,0582,438 - 94- 4,360 Banks 61—546715 8,5729,894 5853,359 State Governments 310966—— —1,276 133- 1,141 Others 121761,182335 2,3704,084 - 4961,307

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount Raised Net Amount Raised 2000-20011999-2000 1999-2000 2000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Nov. 24, 2000)Nov. 26, 1999) Nov. 24, 2000)Nov. 26, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 83,18373,630 86,630 60,02662,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI30,15127,000 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales21,74928,204 36,613 Purchases4,35650 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Nov. 17, 2000For the Week Ended Nov. 24, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative ** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 6 7I. Outright Transactions 1. Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 —— —419.917910.2551 2001-02 29510.040110.326942810.145910.2899 2002-03 $ 36610.222810.343943110.236310.4084 2003-04 72110.349110.539875510.332810.4816 2004-05 17510.496010.626324510.494010.6049 2