(Rs. crore) 20002001VariationItemMar. 10Mar. 2Mar. 9#WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,97,8452,11,5902,16,4424,85218,597Notes issued1,97,8782,11,6572,16,4944,83718,616Notes held in Banking Department336753–1420Deposits : Central Government1001001111111State Governments41411389797Scheduled Commercial Banks60,70571,34671,74239611,037Scheduled State Co-operative Banks656834638–196–18Other Banks1,6822,7862,516–270834Others4,9285,4615,433–28505Other liabilities73,45185,9

Variation over ItemAs on Mar. 9, 2001WeekEnd-March 2000End-December 2000Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011 Total Reserves1,95,69442,0521957529,7814,0168,3371,97536,4425,519of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,83,05039,34019575*30,1264,2828,8432,07637,3515,915 (b) Gold12,6372,711——–336–263–506–100–900–393 (c) SDRs71——–9–3—–1–9–3* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item2001 Financial year so farYear-on-year Feb. 23#Fortnight1999-20002000-200120002001 1234567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks47,1833793,41710,4735,91611,356 Borrowings from Banks(1)22,5531,4195276,286–6099,954 Other demand and time liabilities(2)1,266–284280405359264Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@9,45,8464,06093,8631,32,5011,18,4731,37,958 (0.4)(13.1)(16.3)(17.2)(17.1) [13.5][

(per cent) 2000 2001 Item / week endedMar. 3Jan. 26Feb. 2Feb. 9 Feb. 16Feb. 23Mar. 212345 678Cash Reserve Ratio9.008.508.508.50 8.508.508.25Bank Rate8.008.008.008.00 8.007.507.00I.D.B.I.(1)13.5013.0013.0013.00 13.0013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.5011.50-12.50Deposit 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) - Borrowings4.50/11.307.80/10.50

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item20002001 19992000 Mar. 24Feb. 23 Mar. 26Feb. 25 1 2345671. Bank Credit4,35,9585,04,62168,6623,68,8374,24,58455,747 (15.7) (15.1) A.Food Credit25,69139,61113,92016,81625,9279,111 B. Non-Food Credit4,10,2674,65,00954,7423,52,0213,98,65746,636 (13.3) (13.2) 2. Investments61,56371,739@10,17648,44661,362+12,917 A.Commercial Paper5,0377,1642,1274,0066,2942,288 B.Bo

Foreign Currency 2000 2001 2000 2001 Mar. 10Mar. 5Mar. 6+Mar. 7Mar. 8Mar. 9Mar. 10Mar. 5Mar. 6+Mar. 7Mar. 8Mar. 91 234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.590046.5600 46.520046.540046.5300 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{Buying43.590046.5550 46.520046.540046.52002.29412.1478 2.14962.14872.1492Dollar Selling43.600046.5650 46.530046.550046.5300 Pound{Buying68.985068.370

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 20002001Fortnight1999-20002000-200120002001ItemMar. 31#Feb. 23#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 12345678910111213M3 11,17,20212,81,9093,2200.31,30,231*13.31,64,70814.71,60,053*16.81,70,65915.4 (12.4) (13.0) Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public1,88,7052,08,083–2,055–1.022,54513.319,37810.323,48014.016,5948.7(ii)Demand deposits with banks1,48,8061,55,1952,2761.57,3585.46,38

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 20002001Week 1999-20002000-2001Year ItemMar. 31#Mar. 9#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1234567891011 Reserve Money2,80,3142,99,0394,7541.68,5523.318,7266.731,14211.6 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,21,3474,8512.226,52715.124,60212.518,9749.4 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46074,896–69–0.1–16,660–20.9–5,564–6.911,85318.8 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1092,797–27 –1,314 –312 31

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face Value Total Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Number (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the Com-Non- Com-Non- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitiveCom- petitiveCom- (per cent)(Face Value) petitive petitive 1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.7Jul.10100224641503100150——25099.756.7776350Oct.6Oct.910015162—15100———10099.688.8702425Ja

(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) 12 3456789101112131415 2000-2001 Jul.7Jul.1010019231—8100———10097.848.83071,655Oct.6Oct.91002022850910050——15097.669.58431,750Ja

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolve-TotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face Value Total Face Valuement onIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non-NumberCom-Non-RBI(8+9+10)AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- PricePriceDate of Issue petitive petitive (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 345678910111213142000-2001 Jul.5Jul.610026229—14100——10095.639.18311,300Oct.11Oct.1210020253—3100——10095.1410.23861,300Jan.3Jan.410021232

(Rs. crore)Date ofDate ofNotifiedBids ReceivedBids AcceptedDevolvement onTotalWeigh-ImplicitAmountAuctionIssueAmountNumberTotal Face Value Total Face ValuePDs/SDs*RBIIssuetedYield atOutstanding Com-Non-NumberCom-Non- (8+9+AverageCut-offas on the petitiveCom- petitiveCom- 10+11)PricePriceDate of Issue petitive$ petitive$ (per cent)(Face Value)1 2 34567891011121314152000-2001 Jul.12Jul.1350028808—6205——29550091.549.241913,000Oct.4Oct.5500541,238—15500———50090.5010.52171

(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 — 12.80Dec.29, 20001,135277.78 — 10.50Jan.12, 20011,1801327.25 — 11.00@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight endedTotal AmountReported duringRate of Interest Outstandingthe fortnight(per cent)@1 234Apr.15, 20005,6341,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 20007,1278169.35 — 11.85Oct.15, 20005,5741,21710.30 — 12.50Jan.15, 20017,79691010.00 — 11.98Feb.15, 20017,2961,37210.05 — 11.40Feb.28, 20017,2461,2899.15 — 11.15@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

20002001Percentage Variation over WeightFeb. 26Dec. 30*Feb. 24#WeekMonthEndYearItems / Week ended March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES100.00147.4158.5158.5—0.35.07.5Primary Articles22.02156.2161.7160.9–0.5–0.31.13.0(i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92146.9157.8162.8–3.40.613.410.8Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23177.8217.9221.4—1.614.524.5Manufactured Products63.75137.6144.1143.70.20.13.74.4(i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93155.8151.4147.9–0.2–1.5–6.6–5.1(ii)Edible Oils2.76112.0

20002001 Mar. 9Mar. 5Mar. 6+Mar. 7Mar. 8Mar. 91 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)5,328.793,998.12 4,046.894,056.943,881.96S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,646.251,271.45 1,290.501,292.851,254.75+ : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Jan. 26, 2001Feb. 2, 2001Feb. 9, 2001Feb. 16, 2001Feb. 23, 2001Mar. 2, 2001Mar. 9, 20011 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings11,21714,43010,93612,8069,39914,71112,058 (b)Lendings8,90111,2477,8249,5045,91711,8239,0872.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings8,3918,4637,4677,3375,6258,1395,773 (b)Lendings2,8723,6681,7202,6711,7332,8512,3453.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings2,9363,5903,3692,9342,4843,8663,7464.Total (a)Borrowings19,60822,89318,40320,14315,02422,85017

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItems Feb. 2, 2001Feb. 9, 2001Feb. 16, 2001Feb. 23, 2001Mar. 2, 2001Mar. 9, 20011 234567I.Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 27,74543,38435,36529,28344,45524,994 (b)State Government Securities 18412798698830 (c)14 – Day Treasury Bills 227429262148266186 (d)91 – Day Treasury Bills 103610715634743371 (e)182 – Day Treasury Bills 76170204451382223 (f )364 – Day Treasury Bills 1,0703,1521,9252,1643,8633,040II.RBI* —2———9@ : Exclu

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY / INRFCY / FCYFCY / INRFCY / FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Feb. 19, 2001 + Feb. 20, 2001432106836322363412681084851066 Feb. 21, 2001 + Feb. 22, 2001663111462110683111498647610812 Feb. 23, 2001348123141651436931031803359811 Sales Feb. 19, 2001 + Feb. 20, 200146723239628256051167974921136 Feb. 21, 2001 + Feb. 22, 2001461301

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Feb. 3, 2001Feb. 10, 2001Feb. 17, 2001Feb. 24, 2001Mar. 3, 2001Mar. 9, 20011234567Amount5.3616.1910.650.007719.0710.60Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

20002001ItemAs on FridayMar. 10Feb. 9Feb. 16Feb. 23Mar. 2Mar. 912345678Standard GoldOpening4,6004,3504,2904,3254,2904,330(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,6004,3704,2804,3254,2804,320 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,0357,6407,5707,4207,4057,475(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,0157,6507,5857,4407,4307,475Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Mar. 9, 2001Variation 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————88888813–5,911 Banks52—83793310,81312,636–916,101 State Governments2001,325———1,525–431–892 Others1481661,0983673,0494,8283252,051

(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 Mar. 9, 2001)Mar. 10, 2000) Mar. 9, 2001)Mar. 10, 2000) 12345671. Total97,18386,63086,63070,36270,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI31,15127,00027,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales23,54336,61336,613 Purchases4,3561,2441,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Mar. 2, 2001For the Week Ended Mar. 9, 2001ItemAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum 1 23456 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01138.2598——— — 2001-025308.30009.23214428.54999.1243 2002-03 $9868.68379.47645678.81619.1173 2003-041,8848.82829.36891,5608.94409.2522 2004-054929.06959.69521479.16629.3920 2005-061,1639.03229.81984509.2