(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Dec. 10Dec. 1 Dec. 8#Week Year123 45 6Notes in circulation1,93,5812,05,4592,10,1944,735 16,613Notes issued1,93,6262,05,5032,10,2504,747 16,624Notes held in Banking Department4544 5612 11Deposits : Central Government101100 1011 —State Governments4141 41— —Scheduled Commercial Banks61,46067,985 65,932-2,053 4,472Scheduled State Co-operative Banks773753 76613 -7Other Banks1,3092,424 2,44723 1,138Others5,4355,651 5,406-245 -29Other liabili

Variation over ItemAs on Dec. 8, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,84,61139,4761,80345518,6981,44032,6684,54135,4025,155of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,71,71536,7221,803455*18,7911,66432,5814,73035,7135,443 (b) Gold12,8892,752——-84-22298-187-300-286 (c) SDRs72——-9-2-11-2-11-2*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on 2000Variation over Item Financial year so farYear-on-year Dec. 1#Fortnight 1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks44,5586,038 1,713 7,8475,78610,435Borrowings from Banks(1) 16,947606 -56 6814534,932Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,21552 116 354245376Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@ 9,18,4493,772 62,2221,05,1041,03,4821,42,202 (0.4) (8.7) (12.9)(15.4)(18.3) [8

(per cent per annum) 19992000Item / week ended Dec. 3Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24Dec. 11 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) - Borrowings4.25 / 8.107.00/10.607.20/11.008.00/13.005.00/12.207.50/9

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Dec. 1 Mar. 26Dec. 3 1 23456 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,80,74844,7903,68,8373,96,75227,915 (10.3) (7.6) A.Food Credit 25,69136,91711,22616,81624,0237,207 B.Non-Food Credit 4,10,2674,43,83133,5643,52,0213,72,72820,707 (8.2) (5.9) 2.Investments £ 61,42965,429@4,00048,44656,141 +7,695 A.Commercial Paper 5,0665,06714,0065,6831,677 B.Bonds/Debentur

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Dec. 10Dec. 4Dec. 5Dec. 6Dec. 7Dec. 8Dec. 10Dec. 4Dec. 5Dec. 6Dec. 7Dec. 81234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.480046.830046.800046.740046.770046.7600 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.475046.825046.790046.740046.765046.75502.29992.13542.13682.13952.13812.1386DollarSelling43.485046.835046.800046.750046.775046.7650 Pound

(Rs. crore)Item Outstanding as onVariation over FortnightFinancial year so farYear-on-year 20001999-20002000-200119992000 Mar. 31#Nov. 17#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213M3 11,17,20212,45,34528,6312.486,972*8.91,28,14311.51,48,771*16.21,77,353*16.6 (0.2) (9.2) (14.2)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7052,05,2818660.421,08912.516,5758.831,08919.615,2478.0(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,48,508-1,100-0.7-8,647-6.3-29

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001YearItemMar. 31#Dec. 8#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,86,5412,4730.95,0531.96,2272.222,1438.4 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,14,4624,7352.321,97012.517,7179.016,6468.4 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46069,144-2,017-2.8-16,161-20.3-11,316-14.15,6018.8 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1092,934-245 -757 -174 -104 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 endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 2 3 4Jan.14, 20001,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 20001,264 123 6.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,129 259 5.50 — 14.00Sep.22, 20001,153 135 8.00 — 13.50Oct.6, 20001,364 281 5.00 — 12.80Oct.20, 20001,695 484 6.30 — 14.06@ : 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 — 12.50Nov.15, 20006,3171,500 10.45 — 12.00Nov.30, 20007,3641,715 10.00 — 12.07@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightNov. 27Sep. 30*Nov. 25#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00146.7156.8157.6- 0.2- 0.14.47.4Primary Articles 22.02158.8160.6161.9- 0.3- 1.31.72.0(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92159.8159.1169.9- 3.2- 3.118.36.3Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23167.2218.3217.9- 1.4- 0.512.730.3Manufactured Products 63.75138.0141.8142.60.20.52.93.3(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.3155.1153.5- 0.4- 0.8- 3.0- 2.4

1999 2000 Dec. 8Dec. 4Dec. 5Dec. 6Dec. 7Dec. 81 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,799.224,036.494,071.984,108.434,124.914,156.08S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,438.651,275.601,284.651,298.551,302.501,313.70

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Oct. 27, 2000Nov. 3, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 17, 2000 Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 2000Dec. 8, 20001 234 56781.Banks (a)Borrowings12,82812,13312,007 12,01412,4948,06210,242 (b)Lendings8,1697,2887,847 7,6309,4356,5169,1402.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings6,2636,5745,103 6,8598,6758,6599,685 (b)Lendings3,3182,5592,358 2,4774,6272,4913,5303.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,1793,1682,639 3,0543,1262,4683,3684.Total (a)Borrowings19,09118,70717,110 18,87321,1691

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Item / Week endedNov. 3, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 2000Dec. 8, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities15,58642,00625,626 17,96912,86127,002(b)State Government Securities24951177 15692342(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills2875952 15623243(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills378347438 101539471(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills270243513 168116222(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills2,0201,0081,162 1,5338142,017II. RBI*37,6053,

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Nov.20, 20002625635742748911051401841686Nov.21, 200030544548154378193613830711736Nov.22, 20002904434640235949155232810918Nov.23, 2000224115671135932333733230442Nov.24, 20001885036534761810107730614310Nov.27, 20002907512815214527924443111098Nov.28, 2000352621791053284

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Nov. 4, 2000Nov. 10, 2000Nov. 18, 2000Nov. 25, 2000Dec. 2, 2000Dec. 9, 20001 2 34567Amount 28.18 50.5354.7025.5431.7655.83Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayDec. 10Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24Dec. 1Dec. 81 2345678Standard GoldOpening4,4104,4804,4904,4854,5354,560(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,3854,4704,4904,4804,5204,545 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,0257,9507,8807,8157,8807,910(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,0357,9607,8707,8157,8457,915Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Dec. 8, 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 India——5181 1,8852,070 - 115- 4,729 Banks 46—698763 9,22310,729 1,1144,194 State Governments 1502,155—— —2,305 - 379- 113 Others 1541281,163357 1,8923,694 - 977917

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-2000 1999-2000 2000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Dec. 8, 2000)Dec. 10, 1999) Dec. 8, 2000)Dec. 10, 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 Sales23,44628,205 36,613 Purchases4,35650 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Dec. 1, 2000For the Week Ended Dec. 8, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 6 7I. Outright Transactions 1. Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 109.0355 —— — — 2001-02 29110.139710.28551929.965610.1752 2002-03 $ 41010.222510.392545610.078210.3553 2003-04 62610.328010.497785210.187910.4285 2004-05 17010.469510.601429310.297210.5553 2005-06 1