(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Oct. 29Oct. 20Oct. 27#WeekYear123456Notes in circulation1,83,7572,03,3102,06,2702,96022,513Notes issued1,83,7982,03,3742,06,3372,96322,539Notes held in Banking Department416367426Deposits : Central Government10110110988State Governments4141217176176Scheduled Commercial Banks74,30172,03066,857-5,173-7,444Scheduled State Co-operative Banks77971482110742Other Banks1,4342,3492,43384999Others6,0266,0325,886-146-140Other liabilities67,15175,

Variation over ItemAs on Oct. 27, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves1,62,83334,8511,363-10-3,080-3,18510,890-8418,1661,545of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,49,73832,0091,363-10*-3,186-3,04910,6041716,9681,431 (b) Gold13,0572,834——84-140266-1051,207117 (c) SDRs388——224204-9-3*Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effec

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Oct. 20#Fortnight1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks38,720-889 1,295 2,0096,0875,014Borrowings from Banks(1) 15,362-1,226 336 -9051,0772,954Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,296118 -47 435236621Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 8,91,453 @4,189 57,99978,1081,04,2711,19,429 (0.5) (8.1) (9.6)(15.6)(15.5

(per cent per annum) 1999 2000 Item / week endedOct. 22Sep. 15Sep. 22Sep. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 201 2345678Bank Rate 8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1) 13.5012.5013.0013.0013.0013.0013.00Prime 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) - Borrowings7.50 / 23.007.00/14.007.00/12.307.30/11.207.00/10.808.0

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstandingVariations as on(3) - (2)as on(6) - (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Oct. 20 Mar. 26Oct. 22 1 2345 6 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,79,47843,5193,68,8373,92,45223,615 (10.0) (6.4) A.Food Credit 25,69133,8458,15316,81621,4044,588 B.Non-Food Credit 4,10,2674,45,63335,3363,52,0213,71,04719,026 (8.6) (5.4) 2.Investments £ 61,42963,398 @1,96948,44655,076 +6,631 A.Commercial Paper 5,0664,672-3944,0066,4202,414 B.Bonds/De

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Oct. 29Oct. 23Oct. 24Oct. 25Oct. 26+ Oct. 27Oct. 29Oct. 23Oct. 24Oct. 25 Oct. 26+Oct. 271234567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.420046.380046.430046.4800 46.7800 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.410046.380046.420046.4700 46.77002.30312.15612.15382.1515 2.1377DollarSelling43.420046.390046.430046.4800 46.7800 Pound{ Buying7

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial year so farYear-on-year 2000 Fortnight1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#Oct. 6# Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 23 45678910111213M 3 11,17,20212,09,868 19,0931.673,485*7.592,6668.31,44,785*15.91,55,363*14.7 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7051,98,619 4,4192.312,1717.29,9145.324,55815.717,5039.7 (ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,50,511 3,5122.4- 7,046- 5.21,7051.113,4291

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 2000 Week1999-20002000-2001Year Item Mar. 31#Oct. 27#Amount%Amount %Amount%Amount% 1 23 456 7891011Reserve Money 2,80,3142,84,063 - 2,169- 0.88,795 3.43,7501.315,9245.9 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation 1,96,7452,10,538 2,9591.412,141 6.913,7937.022,55112.0 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI 80,46070,111 - 4,983- 6.6- 3,188-4.0- 10,349- 12.9- 6,404- 8.4 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI 3,1093,

(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) 12 345 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 4Oct.8, 19991,868 101 6.75 — 11.00Jan.14, 20001,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 20001,264 123 6.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 20001,129 259 5.50 — 14.00Aug.25, 20001,149 54 6.50 — 11.25Sep.8, 20001,120 102 8.50 — 11.75@ : 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 — 11.85Sep.15, 20005,577633 10.05 — 12.75Sep.30, 20005,931996 11.24 — 12.75Oct.15, 20005,5741,217 10.30 — 12.50@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightOct. 16Aug. 19*Oct. 14#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00147.2153.2157.30.32.34.26.9Primary Articles 22.02161.1162.8164.70.91.43.52.2(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92165.5153.5179.46.013.324.98.4Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23166.7194.6217.00.29.412.230.2Manufactured Products 63.75138.0140.6141.4 0.52.02.5(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93157.2154.2155.20.1- 0.7- 2.0- 1.3(ii) Edible Oils 2.

19992000 Oct. 27Oct. 23Oct. 24Oct. 25Oct. 26Oct. 271 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,756.203,619.533,651.993,743.613,757.163,729.12S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,411.401,143.951,152.451,183.901,186.301,178.70

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Sep. 15, 2000Sep. 22, 2000Sep. 29, 2000Oct. 6, 2000Oct. 13, 2000Oct. 20, 2000Oct. 27, 20001 2 34 56781.Banks (a)Borrowings11,658 8,71111,537 6,71014,37110,72712,828 (b)Lendings4,491 2,7344,819 3,2218,3845,5188,1692.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,078 5,9575,015 4,6765,7685,7186,263 (b)Lendings2,362 1,6612,130 1,2741,6112,3673,3183.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings2,812 3,2053,580 2,2653,5693,4663,1794.Total (a)Borrowings16,736 14,66816,552 11,386

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItem / Week ended Sep. 22, 2000Sep. 29, 2000Oct. 6, 2000Oct. 13, 2000Oct. 20, 2000Oct. 27, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities9,36510,61910,699 16,5769,24910,204(b) State Goverment Securities 3423165 3325134(c) 14 - Day Treasury Bills 202448197 333171107(d) 91 - Day Treasury Bills 143863328 310511354(e) 182 - Day Treasury Bills 237560307 212239107(f) 364 - Day Treasury Bills 1,9252,0752,060 1,7721,845712II. R

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/ FCYFCY/ INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345 678910111213Purchases Oct.2, 2000+ Oct.3, 2000417198632 441161710881143031087Oct.4, 200026928274 136465120863314631Oct.5, 200035452406 17841814741172646420Oct.6, 200022771337 10641713381283043619Oct.9, 200022546482 34372685871591610Oct.10, 200024597206 51064112081143951074Oct.11, 200032374

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Sep. 23, 2000Sep. 30, 2000Oct. 7, 2000Oct. 14, 2000Oct. 21, 2000Oct. 28, 20001 23 4567Amount 15.5734.34 0.0010.8616.0718.23Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

19992000ItemAs on FridayOct. 29Sep. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 20Oct. 271 2345678Standard GoldOpening4,6504,5404,5154,5904,5504,530(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,6404,5354,5104,5804,5404,530 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,2058,1258,1008,1258,0907,975(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,1908,1258,1008,1308,0757,970Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Oct. 27, 2000Variation 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——357251 2,6783,285 —- 3,513 Banks 37—342574 7,8948,847 2012,312 State Governments 390861—— —1,251 - 56- 1,167 Others 163951,141475 2,4284,303 - 1931,525

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-2001 1999-2000 1999-2000 2000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto (Upto (Upto(Upto Oct. 27, 2000)Oct. 29, 1999) Oct. 27, 2000)Oct. 29, 1999) 12 3 4 5671. Total73,183 65,130 86,630 50,02653,77670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI30,151 27,000 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales10,209 24,704 36,613 Purchases4,356 50 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Oct. 20, 2000For the Week Ended Oct. 27, 2000Item AmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 6 7I. Outright Transactions 1. Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 229.806010.73093110.152210.3945 2001-02 18410.351210.73779610.349410.4519 2002-03 $ 45910.470411.123326010.300910.6159 2003-04 78410.581412.012955210.567910.7256 2004-05 8010.528510.81453010.737810.7