Foreign

2006

Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)

Currency

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

Mar. 29

Mar. 30+

Mar. 31

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

Mar. 29

Mar. 30+

Mar. 31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

U.S. Dollar

44.6600

44.6600

44.6900

44.6100

—

–1.90

–2.01

–1.93

Euro

53.7900

53.6400

53.6300

54.2000

—

5.37

5.54

4.39

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

44.6600

44.6500

44.6850

44.6000

—

–1.90

–2.00

–1.91

Dollar

Selling

44.6700

44.6600

44.6950

44.6100

—

–1.90

–2.00

–1.91

Pound

{Buying

78.0075

77.9675

77.8825

77.7825

—

4.59

5.07

5.54

Sterling

Selling

78.0375

78.0025

77.9225

77.8100

—

4.61

5.10

5.56

Euro

{Buying

53.7800

53.6250

53.6450

54.1750

—

5.39

5.48

4.43

Selling

53.8275

53.6450

53.6700

54.2000

—

5.40

5.49

4.43

100 Yen

{Buying

38.2600

38.1750

37.9100

38.0100

—

7.20

7.71

7.33

Selling

38.2775

38.1950

37.9275

38.0275

—

7.25

7.72

7.34

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

1-month

3.26

2.98

2.36

2.47

3-month

2.29

2.24

2.00

2.14

6-month

1.89

1.93

1.90

2.06

—:Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
+:Market closed on March 30, 2006.
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.