Foreign Currency

2008

Annual Appreciation (+) /
Depreciation (-) (per cent)

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Mar. 26

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Mar. 26

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.
Dollar

40.3400

40.1200

40.1400

40.1500

40.1000

—

—

8.10

—

7.58

Euro

62.0100

62.4100

62.5900

63.4100

63.3100

—

—

–7.97

—

–9.05

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

40.3400

40.1150

40.1400

40.1400

40.0900

—

—

8.07

—

7.58

Dollar

Selling

40.3500

40.1250

40.1500

40.1500

40.1000

—

—

8.07

—

7.58

Pound

{

Buying

79.8050

79.9050

80.3600

80.5325

80.3325

—

—

5.96

—

5.42

Sterling

Selling

79.8375

79.9400

80.4000

80.5700

80.3675

—

—

5.95

—

5.43

Euro

{

Buying

62.0025

62.3750

62.5900

63.3800

63.2700

—

—

–7.98

—

–9.03

Selling

62.0350

62.4025

62.6150

63.4125

63.2975

—

—

–7.98

—

–9.03

100 Yen

{

Buying

40.3550

40.0150

40.0475

40.5200

40.1825

—

—

–8.22

—

–8.57

Selling

40.3775

40.0325

40.0700

40.5475

40.1975

—

—

–8.22

—

–8.54

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

2.83

1.94

2.62

3.89

3.89

3-month

1.93

1.74

1.97

2.69

2.59

6-month

1.66

1.62

1.74

2.14

2.14

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
Notes :
1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.