(Rs. crore) 19992000VariationItemDec. 31Dec. 22Dec. 29#WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,95,9462,08,3152,07,866–44911,920Notes issued1,95,9832,08,3592,07,912–44711,929Notes held in Banking Department37434639Deposits : Central Government100100100——State Governments414141——Scheduled Commercial Banks59,44168,11667,322–7947,881Scheduled State Co-operative Banks730871613–258–117Other Banks1,1082,5262,363–1631,255Others5,6755,3135,198–115–477Other liabilities68,88881,5578

Variation over ItemAs on Dec. 29, 2000WeekEnd-March 2000End-December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,87,06140,0081,16620121,1481,97235,1185,07335,1185,073of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,74,16537,2541,166201*21,2412,19635,0315,26235,0315,262 (b) Gold12,8892,752——–84–22298–18798–187 (c) SDRs72——–9–2–11–2–11–2* :Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the e

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Item Dec. 15#Fortnight1999-20002000-200119992000 1 234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks45,3638052,4788,6526,27210,474 Borrowings from Banks(1) 18,9061,958–3552,6392757,188 Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,058–15724419745591Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@ 9,21,4402,99163,8301,08,0951,05,9431,43,584 (0.3)(8.9)(13.3)(15.8)(18.5) [9.2]

(per cent per annum) 1999 2000 Item / week endedDec. 24Nov. 17Nov. 24Dec. 1Dec. 8Dec. 15Dec. 2212345678Bank Rate8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1)13.5013.0013.0013.0013.0013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit 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) - Borrowings7.75/8.105.00/12.207.50/9.507.00/9.107.00/9.507.00/9.307.30

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) 2000 1999 ItemMar. 24Dec. 15 Mar. 26Dec. 17 1 2345671. Bank Credit4,35,9584,85,00649,0473,68,8374,01,30932,472 (11.3) (8.8) A.Food Credit25,69136,94611,25516,81624,4287,612 B. Non-Food Credit4,10,2674,48,05937,7923,52,0213,76,88124,860 (9.2) (7.1) 2. Investments61,42967,204@5,77648,44657,281+8,835 A.Commercial Paper5,0666,2721,2064,0065,6351,629 B.Bonds/Debenture

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Dec. 31Dec. 25+Dec. 26Dec. 27Dec. 28+Dec. 29Dec.31Dec. 25+Dec. 26Dec. 27 Dec. 28+Dec. 291 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.4900 46.680046.7000 46.7500 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying43.5000 46.665046.7000 46.74002.2994 2.14222.1413 2.1390Dollar Selling43.5100 46.675046.7100 46.7500 Pound{Buying70.2525 68.925069.4625 6

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 2000Fortnight1999-20002000-20011999 2000ItemMar. 31#Dec. 15#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 12345678910111213 11,17,20212,53,2427,5690.693,858*9.61,36,04012.21,51,180*16.41,78,36516.6 M3 (9.9) (14.2) Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,88,7052,06,4614,6842.321,30412.617,7569.427,80417.116,2138.5(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,48,8061,51,5672,0201.4–6,755–5.02,7611.915,

(Rs. crore) OutstandingVariation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001YearItemMar. 31#Dec. 29#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,85,159–1,779–0.65,3932.14,8451.720,4207.7 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,12,135–449–0.224,34213.815,3907.811,9476.0 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46070,297–1,216–1.7–18,425–23.1–10,163–12.69,01914.7 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1092,727–114 –523 –382 –546 So

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmount Total Face Value IssuetedYield atOutstanding NumberTotal Face ValueNumber PDs/SDs*RBI(8+9+Aver-Cut-offas on the Com-Non-Com- Com-Non- 10+11)agePriceDate of petitivepetitive petitiveCom- Price(perIssue petitive cent) (Face Value) 1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr. 10100232870.2071000.20——10099.786.2550200Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.7

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmount Total Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding NumberTotal Face ValueNumber (8+9+Aver-Cut-offas on the Com-Non-Com- Com-Non- 10+11)agePriceDate of petitivepetitive petitiveCom- Price(perIssue petitive cent) (Face Value) 1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Apr.7Apr. 1010024172251110025——12598.047.99671,545Jul.7Jul. 1010019231—8100———10097.848.83071,

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumber ment onIssuetedYield atOutstanding Total Face Value Total Face ValueRBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the Com-Non-Com-NumberCom-Non- PricePriceDate of Issue petitivepetitive PetitiveCom- (per cent)(Face Value) petitive 12 345678910111213142000-2001 Apr.11Apr. 1310021207—9100——10095.948.52881,300Jul.5Jul. 610026229—14100——10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct. 12100

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face Value IssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non-Com- (8+9+Aver-Cut-offas on the petitivepetitive$ Com-Non-Com-PDs/SDs*RBI10+11)agePriceDate of petitivepetitive$ Price(perIssue cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013—43500———50091.579.289613,000Jul.12Jul.1350028808—6205——29550091.549.241913,0

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 234Jan.14, 20001,401808.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 20001,2641236.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,1292595.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 20001,3642815.00 — 12.80Oct.20, 20001,6954846.30 — 14.06Nov.3, 20001,6602827.50 — 11.35@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 234Jan.15, 20007,7471,0929.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 20005,6341,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,1278169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,21710.30 — 12.50Nov.30, 20007,3641,71510.00 — 12.07Dec.15, 20008,0401,3449.93 — 13.00@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

Weight19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week Dec. 18Oct. 21*Dec. 16#WeekMonthEndYearended March 123456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00146.0158.3157.7–0.1–0.14.58.0Primary Articles22.02156.1164.6162.2–0.6–0.11.93.9(i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92148.3177.6168.9–1.7–3.817.613.9Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23167.2219.9217.9—–1.412.730.3Manufactured Products63.75137.8142.3142.70.10.33.03.6(i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.0155.0152.7–0.2–0.9–3.5–2.7(ii)Edible Oils2.7611

1999 2000 Dec. 29Dec. 25+Dec. 26Dec. 27Dec. 28Dec. 291234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,939.47 3,826.823,877.553,932.783,972.12S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,476.35 1,212.001,228.301,248.951,263.55+ : Market Closed.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Nov. 17, 2000Nov. 24, 2000Dec. 1, 2000Dec. 8, 2000Dec. 15, 2000Dec. 22, 2000Dec. 29, 20001 23456781. Banks (a)Borrowings12,01412,4948,06210,2428,82410,3538,403 (b)Lendings7,6309,4356,5169,1406,7849,5866,2962. Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings6,8598,6758,6599,6857,5537,3015,943 (b)Lendings2,4774,6272,4913,5302,4703,2512,0563. Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,0543,1262,4683,3682,2751,8282,6624. Total (a)Borrowings18,87321,16916,72119,92716,37717,654

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Item / Week ended Nov. 24, 2000 Dec. 1, 2000 Dec. 8, 2000 Dec. 15, 2000 Dec. 22, 2000 Dec. 29, 2000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities 17,969 12,861 27,002 21,371 25,257 11,331 (b) State Government Securities 156 92 342 179 166 44 (c) 14 – Day Treasury Bills 156 232 43 151 71 231 (d) 91 – Day Treasury Bills 101 539 471 288 524 141 (e) 182 – Day Treasury Bills 168 116 222 336 146 29 (f ) 364 – Day Treasury

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Dec.11, 200037096851412329820103326847 Dec.12, 20002786313118101043491120315666 Dec.13, 200038631211520635460447674788 Dec.14, 20003548639519844993513236317710 Dec.15, 2000258101245418123791219853661237 Sales Dec.11, 2000346134261412311808113332667 Dec.12, 2000276

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Nov. 25, 2000Dec. 2, 2000Dec. 9, 2000Dec. 16, 2000Dec. 23, 2000Dec. 30, 20001234567Amount25.5431.7655.8334.886.295.26Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayDec. 31Dec. 1Dec. 8Dec. 15Dec. 22Dec. 2912345678Standard GoldOpening4,5304,5354,5604,5304,5554,560(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,5304,5204,5454,5304,5504,550 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,2607,8807,9107,7657,7657,715(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,2257,8457,9157,7757,7457,720Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Dec. 29, 2000 Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789Reserve Bank of India70—51011,4591,634–270–5,165 Banks26—7818208,81310,439–5003,903 State Governments1602,050———2,210751–207 Others104821,1603803,2294,9541,0142,177

(Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-20001999-20002000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Dec. 29, 2000)Dec. 31, 1999) Dec. 29, 2000)Dec. 31, 1999) 12345671. Total90,18373,63086,63065,02660,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI31,15127,00027,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales23,44628,20536,613 Purchases4,356501,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Dec. 22, 2000For the Week Ended Dec. 29, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum 1 23 4 5 6 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01—— — — — — 2001-022949.9438 10.0789 819.975610.1144 2002-03 $55010.0744 10.2450 33110.114810.1639 2003-0477610.1368 10.3014 34710.200510.2880 2004-0519510.2638 10.4622 3310.296110.3884 2005-0627810