(Rs. crore) 20002001VariationItemMay 26May 18 May 25#Week Year123 45 6Notes in circulation2,03,9832,31,923 2,30,573–1,350 26,590Notes issued2,04,0082,31,985 2,30,634–1,351 26,626Notes held in Banking Department2563 61–2 36Deposits Central Government101101 101— —State Governments4141 41— —Scheduled Commercial Banks64,42271,101 68,055–3,046 3,633Scheduled State Co-operative Banks887813 949136 62Other Banks1,8492,580 2,64161 792Others4,8547,086 7,049–37 2,195Other liabil

Variation overItemAs on May 25, 2001WeekEnd-March 2001End-December 2000Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves2,01,03442,82417–53,83054313,6772,74735,8395,500of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,88,38540,12517–5*3,90357114,1782,86135,8375,698 (b) Gold12,6292,695——–82–30–514–116–10–200 (c) SDRs204——92132122* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciati

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as onVariation over Item2001 Financial year so farYear-on-year May 18#Fortnight2000-20012001-2002200020011 234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks49,616–1,2051,672–7566,06611,234 Borrowings from Banks(1)23,847–950–2,933–462,85910,514 Other demand and time liabilities(2)1,80987534–32385414Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@9,98,2996,98123,16040,2901,16,4111,61,794 (0.7)(2.8)(4.2)(16.2)(19.3) [2.9][4.4][1

(per cent per annum) 20002001Item / week endedMay 19Apr. 13Apr. 20Apr. 27May 4May 11May 1812345678Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1)8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00Bank Rate7.007.007.007.007.007.007.00I.D.B.I.(2)12.5012.5012.5012.5012.5012.5012.50Prime Lending Rate(3)11.25-11.7511.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.0011.00-12.00Deposit Rate(4)8.00-9.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.00-9.508.00-9.508.00-9.50Call Money Rate (Low / High)(5) - Borrowings6.50/9.5

(Rs. crore) 2001 - 2002 2000 - 2001 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5)Item 2001 2000 Mar. 23May 18 Mar. 24May 19 1 2345671. Bank Credit 5,09,0825,20,32911,2474,35,9584,42,5036,544 (2.2) (1.5) A.Food Credit 39,99146,4366,44525,69130,2934,601 B. Non-Food Credit 4,69,0914,73,8924,8024,10,2674,12,2101,943 (1.0) (0.5) 2. Investments £ 75,10875,323@21561,56363,706+2,143 A.Commercial Paper 7,4076,459–9485,0375,419382 B.Bonds/Debentures/Pr

Foreign 2000 2001 2000 2001 Currency May 26May 21May 22May 23May 24May 25May 26May 21May 22May 23May 24May 251 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 44.310046.960047.020046.990046.980046.9500 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying44.300046.955047.000046.980046.975046.94002.25682.12952.12682.12812.12862.1299Dollar Selling44.320046.965047.010046.990046.985046.9500 Pound{

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so farYear-on-year 2001Fortnight2000-20012001-200220002001ItemMar. 31#May 18#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 2345678910111213M3 13,05,56713,65,69310,8380.832,622*2.960,1264.61,52,197*15.22,09,13818.1 (15.9)Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public2,09,1322,28,2563,7701.714,5787.719,1249.118,3139.924,91312.3(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,64,5511,66,413–1,087–0.6–3,950–2.61,8611.120,02115.920,6

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on Financial year so far 2001Week2000-20012001-2002YearItemMar. 31#May 25#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1 234567891011Reserve Money3,03,5533,11,535–4,237–1.3–1,977–0.77,9822.633,19911.9 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation2,17,7562,35,478–1,350–0.611,9326.117,7228.126,80112.8 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI81,47771,645–2,849–3.8–13,301–16.5–9,832–12.14,4866.7 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI4,3204,412–38 –608 93 1,912 S

(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 Oct.6Oct.910015162—15100———10099.688.8702425Jan.5Jan.810019227—6100———10099.748.08514302001-2002

(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 Oct.6Oct.91002022850910050——15097.669.58431,750Jan.5Jan.810018170501010050——15097.868.74721,94520

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face ValueNumberTotal Face Valuement onIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non- Com-Non-RBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345678910111213142000-2001 Oct.11Oct.1210020253—3100——10095.1410.23861,300Jan.3Jan.410021232—5100——10095.559.35831,3002001-2002 Apr.11Apr

(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 Oct.4Oct.5500541,238—15500———50090.5010.521713,000Jan.10Jan.11750781,988—25750———75091.209.6732

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountIssued duringRate of Interest Outstanding #the fortnight #(per cent)@1 234Apr.7, 20001,2641236.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,1292595.50 — 14.00Oct.6, 20001,3642815.00 — 12.80Jan.12, 20011,1801327.25 — 11.00Mar.23, 20017711095.50 — 11.00Apr.6, 20011,0611116.50 — 11.00@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 23 4 Jul.15, 20007,127816 9.35 — 11.85 Oct.15, 20005,5741,217 10.30 — 12.50 Jan.15, 20017,796910 10.00 — 11.98 Apr.15, 20016,2951,111 9.30 — 12.00 Apr.30, 20017,0341,893 9.10 — 11.50 May15, 20016,982907 9.10 — 10.75 @ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

20002001Percentage Variation overItems / Week endedWeightMay 13Mar. 17*May 12#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00151.7159.2160.00.10.30.55.5Primary Articles22.02162.1161.6166.00.40.92.52.4(i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92147.9162.2175.6–1.14.78.718.7Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23193.6222.7222.7——–0.215.0Manufactured Products63.75138.7144.2144.00.10.1—3.8(i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.3147.8147.7–0.20.5–0.9–6.1(ii)Edible Oils2.76102.8103.8103.

2000 2001 May 25May 21May 22May 23May 24May 251234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)3,999.033,640.103,640.603,674.543,683.203,659.81S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,247.651,169.451,168.101,179.101,181.851,174.90

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Apr. 13, 2001Apr. 20, 2001Apr. 27, 2001May 4, 2001May 11, 2001May 18, 2001May 25, 20011 23456781. Banks (a)Borrowings13,90813,35513,69011,91710,82711,53212,611 (b)Lendings11,53610,87813,15112,55610,35510,37512,5852. Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings7,5088,2968,2488,6715,4786,2416,986 (b)Lendings1,8771,5032,5291,7442,1611,5711,8143. Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings3,7844,0141,9092,7002,7213,9234,2354. Total (a)Borrowings21,41621,65121,93820,58816,30

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Items Apr. 20, 2001Apr. 27, 2001May 4, 2001May 11, 2001May 18, 2001May 25, 20011 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 29,75742,41235,03929,18047,04140,566 (b)State Government Securities 425187267118117210 (c)14 – Day Treasury Bills 319273977031845 (d)91 – Day Treasury Bills 60230326926214552 (e)182 – Day Treasury Bills 307189722229181 (f )364 – Day Treasury Bills 2,2482,6182,0871,6501,5951,802II.RBI* —5,000149—4 @ : E

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 1 2345678910111213Purchases May7, 2001+ May8, 20013709371301417533209711850912915 May9, 2001244553817118625130647451773 May10, 200123154596201244314279524711314 May11, 200123658189417424122261425681 Sales May7, 2001+ May8, 20014579319201719776181910956913513 May9, 20012961021919139598122565

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Apr. 21, 2001Apr. 28, 2001May 5, 2001May 12, 2001May 19, 2001May 26, 20011234567Amount10.72—30.4416.1622.1221.89 Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

2000 2001 ItemAs on FridayMay 26Apr. 27May 4May 11May 18May 2512345678Standard GoldOpening4,3504,3054,3204,3704,4354,540(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,3454,3204,3304,3754,4304,560 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,7907,4107,3857,3607,4457,620(Rs. per kilogram) Closing7,8307,4357,3907,3507,4407,640Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) May 25, 2001 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 India——20—754774–516–359 Banks——83899512,33214,164254764 State Governments—2,683350——3,033–364–820 Others1001901,5222052,9154,9322311,141

(Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2001-20022000-20012000-20012001-20022000-20012000-2001 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto May 25, 2001)May 26, 2000) May 25, 2001)May 26, 2000) 12345671. Total32,00024,6831,00,18330,00022,70771,787of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI12,00051531,151 2. RBI's OMO Sales5,0874123,574 Purchases——4,356

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended May 18, 2001For the Week Ended May 25, 2001Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 456 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2001-02218.62878.62874338.53529.0330 2002-03 $5898.70298.89118828.62958.8117 2003-048858.83618.96141,1658.78238.9396 2004-051209.08169.21791208.99849.1658 2005-067479.05199.41097748.99219.0711 2006-076209.139