(Rs. crore)Item19992000Variation Oct. 8Sep. 29 Oct. 6#Week Year123 45 6Notes in circulation1,82,6191,96,3002,01,7045,404 19,085Notes issued1,82,6531,96,3512,01,7415,390 19,088Notes held in Banking Department3451 37-14 3Deposits : Central Government101101 100-1 -1State Governments4141 41— —Scheduled Commercial Banks70,23272,915 67,176-5,739 -3,056Scheduled State Co-operative Banks7641,072 649-423 -115Other Banks1,4532,349 2,280-69 827Others5,9026,569 6,146-423 244Other

Variation over ItemAs on Oct. 6, 2000WeekEnd- March 2000End- December 1999Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011 Total Reserves1,62,94035,340-227-94-2,973-2,69610,99740520,4242,571of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,49,87532,504-321-98*-3,049-2,55410,74151219,2142,453 (b) Gold13,0572,83494484-140266-1051,207117 (c) SDRs82——-8-2-10-231* Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effe

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation overItem 2000 Financial year so farYear-on-year Sep. 29#Month 1999-20002000-2001199920001 23 4 567Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks39,320-270 1,571 2,6096,0505,338Borrowings from Banks(1) 15,7351,507 1,434 -5313,7942,229Other demand and time liabilities(2) 1,194-284 28 333313444Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits 8,88,034 @27,051 51,68074,6891,04,0461,22,329 (3.1) (7.2) (9.2)(15.7)(16.0)

1999 2000 Item / week endedOct. 1Aug. 25Sep. 1Sep. 8Sep. 15Sep. 22Sep. 291 2345678Bank Rate 8.008.008.008.008.008.008.00I.D.B.I.(1) 13.5012.5012.5012.5012.5013.0013.00Prime Lending Rate(2)12.00-12.5012.00-12.2512.00-12.5012.00-12.50 12.00-12.5012.00-12.5012.00-12.50Deposit Rate(3)8.00-10.508.50-10.008.50-10.008.00-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.008.50-10.00Call Money Rate (Low / High)(4) - Borrowings8.25 /10.507.00 / 16.209.50 / 15.407.00 / 18.007.00/14.007.00/12.307.30/11.20

(Rs. crore) 2000 - 20011999 - 2000 OutstandingVariationsOutstanding Variations as on(3) - (2)as on (6) - (5) Item 2000 1999 Mar. 24Sep. 22 Mar. 26Sep. 24 1 23456 71.Bank Credit 4,35,9584,66,82630,8673,68,8373,80,65811,821 (7.1) (3.2) A.Food Credit 25,69132,0906,39816,81620,5323,716 B.Non-Food Credit4,10,2674,34,73624,4693,52,0213,0,1268,104 (6.0) (2.3) 2.Investments 61,42963,228 @1,79948,44653,881 +5,435 A.Commercial Paper5,0664,695-3714,0066,1622,156 B.Bonds/Debentur

Foreign 1999 2000 1999 2000 Currency Oct. 8Oct. 2 +Oct. 3Oct. 4Oct. 5Oct. 6Oct. 8Oct. 2 +Oct. 3Oct. 4Oct. 5Oct. 6123 4 567891011121314 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar) Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@ 43.4800 46.070046.050046.090046.1100 (Based on Middle Rates) FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S.{ Buying43.4700 46.060046.040046.085046.11002.2999 2.17062.17162.16972.1687DollarSelling43.4800 46.070046.050046.095046.1200 Pound{ Buying71.7425 67.

(Rs. crore) Variation over Outstanding as on FortnightFinancial year so farYear-on-year 2000 1999-20002000-200119992000 Item Mar. 31#Sep. 22# Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount% 1 23 45678910111213M 3 11,17,20211,90,775 6,1030.567,153*6.873,5736.61,47,023*16.31,42,602*13.6Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i)Currency with the Public 1,88,7051,94,199 -3,984-2.07,6234.55,4942.925,14416.617,63210.0(ii)Demand deposits with banks 1,48,8061,46,999 3,7202.6-5,255-3.9-1,807-1.213,0041

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Financial year so far 2000Week1999-20002000-2001Year ItemMar. 31#Oct. 6#Amount%Amount%Amount%Amount%1234567891011Reserve Money2,80,3142,79,751-1,251-0.43,4191.3-563-0.216,9866.5 Components (i+ii+iii) (i)Currency in circulation1,96,7452,05,9725,4042.710,9496.29,2274.719,17710.3 (ii)Bankers' deposits with RBI80,46070,105-6,231-8.2-7,255-9.1-10,355-12.9-2,344-3.2 (iii)"Other" deposits with RBI3,1093,674-423 -275 565 154 Source

(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 Jan.7Jan.81001912515016100150——25099.688.60843502000-2001 Apr.7Apr.10100232870.2071000.20——10099.

(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 67891011121314151999-2000 Jan.7Jan.810016137 —11100———10097.749.24901,3752000-2001 Apr.7Apr.1010024172 251110025——12598.04

(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)1 2 345 6789 10111213141999-2000 Jan.5Jan.610027337 —9100— —10095.359.81961,9002000-2001 Apr. 11Apr.1310021207 —9100— —10095.948.52881,300Jul.

(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 1011121314151999-2000 Jan.12Jan.13500491,377 —15500— ——50090.8010.144314,2502000-2001 Apr.4Apr.6500721,013 —43500—

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Issued during Rate of Interest Outstanding # the fortnight # (per cent)@1 2 3 4Oct.8, 1999 1,868 101 6.75 — 11.00Jan.14, 2000 1,401 80 8.50 — 11.00Apr.7, 2000 1,264 123 6.50 — 14.00Jul.14, 2000 1,129 259 5.50 — 14.00Aug.11, 2000 1,094 94 8.00 — 14.60Aug.25, 2000 1,149 54 6.50 — 11.25@ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore)Fortnight ended Total Amount Reported duringRate of Interest Outstanding the fortnight(per cent)@1 2 34Oct.15, 1999 6,689 1,1049.91 — 11.75Jan.15, 2000 7,747 1,0929.05 — 11.65Apr.15, 2000 5,634 1,1279.58 — 12.25Jul.15, 2000 7,127 8169.35 — 11.85Sep.15, 2000 5,577 63310.05 — 12.75Sep.30, 2000 5,931 99611.24 — 12.75@ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

19992000Percentage Variation overItem / Week ended WeightSep. 25Jul. 29*Sep. 23#WeekMonthEndYear March 1 23456789ALL COMMODITIES 100.00145.2153.3154.00.20.42.16.1Primary Articles 22.02160.3163.8162.3- 0.1- 0.11.91.2(i) Fruits and Vegetables2.92154.5158.7160.51.37.011.83.9Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants14.23157.5194.4198.3 2.525.9Manufactured Products 63.75137.3140.5141.30.40.71.92.9(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93154.8153.6155.7- 0.40.6- 1.60.6(ii) Edible Oils 2.761

1999 2000 Oct. 6Oct. 2 +Oct. 3Oct. 4Oct. 5Oct. 61 234567BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100)4,697.70 4,135.554,160.414,116.254,092.42S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)1,392.70 1,282.001,297.801,284.751,285.00+ : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Aug. 25, 2000Sep. 1, 2000Sep. 8, 2000Sep. 15, 2000Sep. 22, 2000Sep. 29, 2000Oct. 6, 20001 23456781.Banks (a)Borrowings7,3579,1828,82911,6588,71111,5376,710 (b)Lendings2,5373,0282,7764,4912,7344,8193,2212.Primary Dealers (a)Borrowings5,0694,8955,5905,0785,9575,0154,676 (b)Lendings2,1301,8272,2382,3621,6612,1301,2743.Non-Bank Institutions (a)Lendings1,5242,1552,3252,8123,2053,5802,2654.Total (a)Borrowings12,42614,07714,41916,73614,66816,55211,386

(Rs. crore) Week EndedItem / Week ended Sep. 1, 2000Sep. 8, 2000Sep. 15, 2000Sep. 22, 2000Sep. 29, 2000Oct. 6, 20001 234 567I. Outright Transactions (a)Govt. of India Dated Securities 6,32812,01713,554 9,36510,61910,699(b)State Goverment Securities 1596454 3423165(c)14 - Day Treasury Bills 108173156 202448197(d)91 - Day Treasury Bills 21950116 143863328(e)182 - Day Treasury Bills 152130122 237560307(f)364 - Day Treasury Bills 1,5321,5471,641 1,9252,0752,060II. RBI* 35

(US$ Million) MerchantInter-bank FCY/ INRFCY/ FCYFCY / INRFCY/FCY SpotForwardForwardSpotForwardForwardSpotSwapForwardSpotSwapForward Cancel- Cancel- Position Date lation lation 12345678910111213Purchases Sep. 18, 2000453867791059321107138401495 Sep. 19, 20003821908562498921148175298935 Sep. 20, 200042519815033139102913821594036311 Sep. 21, 2000361911142612576012921584317814 Sep. 22, 20004531708912932373690910454911912 Sales Sep. 18, 20003893312591068601044145420565 Se

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Sep. 2, 2000Sep. 9, 2000Sep. 16, 2000Sep. 23, 2000Sep. 30, 2000Oct. 7, 20001234567Amount6.4213.7010.4815.5734.340.001Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

1999 2000 ItemAs on FridayOct. 8Sep. 8Sep. 15Sep. 22Sep. 29Oct. 612345678Standard GoldOpening4,7004,5004,4904,5004,5404,515(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,7304,5004,4904,5104,5354,510 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening8,4508,0608,0058,0258,1258,100(Rs. per kilogram) Closing8,4008,0408,0108,0208,1258,100Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day. Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Oct. 6, 2000Variation in Total Treasury BillsHolders Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day 364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction) (Auction)5+6) 1 2345 67 89Reserve Bank of India——357251 2,9213,528 - 496- 3,270 Banks 5—492610 7,6148,721 1472,186 State Governments 2252,020—— —2,245- 1,595- 173 Others 195128851439 2,4654,079 3451,301

(Devolvement / Private Placement on RBI and OMO Sales/ Purchases)(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount RaisedNet Amount Raised 2000-20011999-2000 1999-20002000-20011999-20001999-2000 (Upto(Upto (Upto(Upto Oct. 6, 2000)Oct. 8, 1999) Oct. 6, 2000)Oct. 8, 1999) 1 23 4 5671. Total 70,18361,630 86,630 47,02650,27670,276of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI30,15123,500 27,000 2. RBI's OMO Sales10,18024,651 36,613 Purchases4,35650 1,244

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Sep. 29, 2000For the Week Ended Oct. 6, 2000ItemAmountYTM (%PA) IndicativeAmountYTM (%PA) Indicative MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 45 6 7I. Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2000-01 419.585811.08800.046.0706 — 2001-02 50410.558910.79262629.275917.6005 2002-03 $ 79310.558410.936434010.456011.1579 2003-04 1,58210.663510.76251,19010.624611.0084 2004-05 12010.853210.974914210.785311.00