(Rs. crore)Item19981999Variation over Dec. 4Nov. 26Dec. 3WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,62,7571,89,5941,91,0831,48928,326Notes issued1,62,7921,89,6291,91,1271,49828,335Notes held in Banking Department35354499Deposits : Central Government50100100—50State Governments124141—29Scheduled Commercial Banks69,76464,31654,921-9,395-14,843Scheduled State Co-operative Banks666830947117281Other Banks1,1621,4401,400-40238Others5,6525,6275,7047752Other liabilities59,13568,2116

Variation over As on Dec. 10, 1999WeekEnd- March 1999End- December 1998YearItemRs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. Crore US$ Mn.1234567891011 Total Reserves1,49,20934,3213943311,2041,83121,3554,26522,1934,567of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,36,00231,2793943310,5901,75721,3094,32122,0954,600 (b) Gold13,1893,038——6307838123226-3 (c) SDRs184——-16-4-335-79-128-30 Note : 1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation overItem 1999 Financial year so farYear-on-year Dec. 3#Fortnight1998-991999-2000199819991 234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from banks34,2952584,6551,8856,4775,958Borrowings from Banks(1) 11,860-8184,402-2124,019298Other demand and time liabilities(2)688-153-852-34-86495Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 7,74,962@5,33274,28160,9371,20,8831,02,197 (0.7)(12.4)(8.5)(21.9)(15.2) [9.4][8.8][18.7][1

(Per cent per annum) 19981999Item / week ended Dec. 4Nov. 5Nov. 12Nov. 19Nov. 26Dec. 31 234567Bank Rate 9.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.1 14.0013.5013.5013.5013.5013.50Prime Lending Rate212.75-13.0012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate39.00-11.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.508.00-10.50Call Money Rate (Low / High)45.75/8.107.75/9.507.90/8.907.50 /8.507.60/8.604.25/8.10 1. Medium Term Lending Rate (MTLR).2. Prime Lending Rate rela

(Rs. crore) 1999-20001998-99 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5)Item 19991999 19981998 Mar. 26Dec. 3 Mar. 27Dec. 4 1 234567 1.Bank Credit 3,68,8373,96,20427,3673,24,0793,37,58013,501 (7.4) (4.2) A.Food Credit 16,81624,0237,20712,48516,0063,520 B.Non-Food Credit 3,52,0213,72,18020,1593,11,5943,21,5749,981 (5.7) (3.2) 2.Investments £ 48,19755,449 @@7,25231,72742,171+10,444 A.Commercial Paper 4,0135,5821,5691,9934,5842,591 B.Bonds/Debe

Foreign 1998199919981999Currency Dec. 11Dec. 6Dec. 7Dec. 8Dec. 9Dec. 10Dec. 11Dec. 6Dec. 7Dec. 8Dec. 9Dec. 101234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 42.590043.420043.440043.480043.460043.4800 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying42.590043.415043.430043.470043.460043.47502.34802.30312.30202.29992.30102.2999DollarSelling42.600043.425043.440043.480043.470043.4850 Pound{

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over Item as on Financial year so farYear-on-year 1999Fortnight1998-991999-200019981999 Mar. 31#Nov. 19#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 2345678910111213 M3 9,72,204*10,63,0852,2880.293,705*11.490,880*9.31,51,452*19.81,48,048*16.2 (9.2) (9.5) (17.5)(16.5)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,69,3821,90,3257010.413,4089.220,94312.414,57510.131,33819.7 (ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,35,1111,28,446-2,383-1.8-3,648

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Item Financial year so far 1999Week1998-991999-2000Year Mar. 31#Dec. 3#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1234567891011 Reserve Money2,59,3712,55,746-7,753-2.915,0986.7-3,625-1.414,2465.9 Components (i+ii+iii) (i) Currency in circulation1,75,8461,95,1621,4890.815,37210.219,31611.028,73417.3 of which : cash with banks6,4644,570* (ii) Bankers' deposits with RBI79,70357,268-9,318-14.0-214-0.3-22,435-28.1-14,324-20.0 (iii) "Other" depo

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotified Bids 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 34567891011121314151999-2000 Apr.1Apr.31008190—6100———10099.707.8235200Jul.2Jul.31001833020015100200——30099.688.6084600Oct.1O

(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 34567891011121314151999-2000 Apr.1Apr.31001013020910020——12097.868.74721,520 Jul.2Jul.3100141192577325—2712597.739.29093,505 O

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids Received Bids 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 345678910111213141999-2000 Oct.13Oct.1410015114————10010095.299.88561,700 @Oct.27Oct.2810019146—346—5410095.299.88561,800 Nov.8Nov.111001

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotified Bids Received Bids 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 3456789101112131415 1999-2000 Apr.7Apr.9500411,325—13500———50090.959.974710,700Jul.14Jul.1550031611—12218——28250090.6410.3

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(Per cent)@1 234Oct.9, 19986,1327867.75 — 13.50Jan.1, 19993,6676218.00 — 17.35Apr.9, 19993,494677.00 — 12.50Jul.2, 19992,111306.25 — 11.50Oct.8, 19991,8681016.75 — 11.00Oct.22, 19991,754546.75 — 13.40 @ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountRepor ted duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(Per cent)@1 234 Jan.15, 19995,4111,2159.75 — 13.00Apr.15, 19995,0291,3869.15 — 12.00Jul.15, 19996,3117549.30 — 12.00Oct.15, 19996,6891,1049.91 — 11.75Nov.15, 19996,1531,2949.40 — 12.50Nov.30, 19996,5241,68710.00 — 12.80 @ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19981999Percentage Variation overItem / Week endedWeightNov. 28Oct. 2*Nov. 27#WeekMonthEndYear March 123456789 ALL COMMODITIES100.00358.1366.5366.9-0.4-0.83.82.5Primary Articles32.30394.8401.6393.0-1.1-2.34.8-0.5(i) Fruits and Vegetables4.09511.6469.2432.1-6.6-8.05.3-15.5Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants10.66382.1408.5437.40.10.112.014.5Manufactured Products57.04332.8338.7339.0——1.41.9(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur4.06296.6315.2309.4-0.4-1.77.44.3(ii) Edible Oils2.45356

19981999 Dec. 10Dec. 6Dec. 7Dec. 8Dec. 9Dec. 101 234567 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)2,979.604,835.984,864.624,799.224,839.164,788.47S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)864.401,442.851,445.151,438.651,447.551,439.70 Note : NSE - 50, i.e. Nifty has since been rechristened as 'S & P CNX Nifty' with effect from July 28, 1998.

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Jul. 16, '99Jul. 30, '99Aug. 13, '99Aug. 27, '99Sep. 10, '99Sep. 24, '99Oct. 8, '991 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowing10,33311,37111,82311,03511,39512,43712,408 (b)Lending7,9498,79310,37610,0738,0778,7209,8652.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowing5,3816,4946,0314,9374,6844,1084,555 (b)Lending1,7882,0781,7911,7321,4751,8131,9313.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lending5,6665,6584,1903,8094,5014,3084,583

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItemsNov. 5, '99Nov. 12, '99Nov. 19, '99Nov. 26, '99Dec. 3, '99Dec. 10, '99 1234567 I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities17,60010,53828,39817,41524,57923,770(b)State Goverment Securities973520911634342(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills180138138322230229(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills161127251228409528(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills16116521149271345(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills1,2243099012731,4341,949II. RBI*——3,510—0.35—@ : Excluding Repo Tran

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/INRFCY/FCYFCY/ INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Nov.29, 19994391161131037835613851112502243105 Nov.30, 19992854117215149605097295837528234 Dec.1, 19992571004426402857757085401150100 Dec.2, 199932815262221175198431003148112 Dec.3, 19992688644152345796981353029414 Sales Nov.29, 199938125963101803959080213252125398 Nov.3

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Nov. 6, '99Nov. 13, '99Nov. 20, '99Nov. 27, '99Dec. 4, '99Dec. 11, '991234567 Amount1.570.148.330.6728.249.79 Source: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19981999ItemAs on FridayDec. 11Nov. 12Nov. 19Nov. 26Dec. 3Dec. 1012345678Standard GoldOpening4,3304,6354,6304,6604,5004,410(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,3254,6504,6204,6654,4804,385 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,3208,1008,0558,1258,0258,025(Rs. per kilogram) Closing7,3058,0708,0408,1308,0008,035 Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore)HoldersDecember 10, 1999Variation in Total Treasury Bills Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789 Reserve Bank of India——6464443,7064,796-853,982 Banks154—4664669,21810,3048061,704 State Governments2501,437200600—2,487-1,109-4,117 Others474632383901,5762,714-680-1,241

(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 Dec. 10, 1999)Dec. 11, 1998) Dec. 10, 1999)Dec. 11, 1998) 1234561.Total73,63075,75383,75362,27665,95068,950 of which : 1.1Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI27,00030,20538,205 2. RBI's OMO Sales28,20514,56426,348 Purchases50——

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended December 3, 1999For the Week Ended December 10, 1999ItemsAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 1999-20001008.620210.21213238.74899.9784 2000-019518.740610.55887659.266710.2987 2001-0259410.259110.494269910.053310.4693 2002-03 $55010.398410.668567510.188610.4803 2003-0474110.367310.826595010.344510.