The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 16 – January 20, 2023. | All Figures are in USD Millions | | Position Date | MERCHANT | INTER BANK | | FCY / INR | FCY / FCY | FCY / INR | FCY / FCY | | Spot | Forward | Forward Cancel | Spot | Forward | Forward Cancel | Spot | Swap | Forward | Spot | Swap | Forward | | Purchases | | 16-01-2023 | 1,772 | 1,058 | 845 | 104 | 285 | 224 | 11,537 | 7,973 | 1,803 | 3,284 | 666 | 363 | | 17-01-2023 | 3,503 | 1,746 | 842 | 366 | 182 | 112 | 14,521 | 11,654 | 1,488 | 4,259 | 1,853 | 421 | | 18-01-2023 | 4,416 | 1,874 | 827 | 200 | 387 | 364 | 17,583 | 18,288 | 1,733 | 7,434 | 1,743 | 470 | | 19-01-2023 | 3,152 | 1,257 | 1,302 | 289 | 367 | 360 | 15,858 | 12,409 | 1,720 | 4,413 | 2,024 | 571 | | 20-01-2023 | 3,607 | 1,240 | 1,400 | 212 | 235 | 114 | 16,964 | 15,376 | 3,297 | 3,490 | 1,917 | 354 | | Sales | | 16-01-2023 | 1,637 | 1,474 | 547 | 99 | 252 | 224 | 11,679 | 7,297 | 1,119 | 3,331 | 715 | 361 | | 17-01-2023 | 4,817 | 1,734 | 941 | 370 | 120 | 113 | 14,096 | 11,723 | 699 | 4,379 | 1,893 | 421 | | 18-01-2023 | 4,582 | 2,184 | 1,382 | 210 | 383 | 364 | 17,288 | 16,774 | 950 | 7,421 | 1,728 | 470 | | 19-01-2023 | 3,288 | 2,042 | 610 | 288 | 372 | 361 | 16,928 | 15,507 | 816 | 4,438 | 1,819 | 572 | | 20-01-2023 | 3,532 | 2,161 | 748 | 214 | 229 | 119 | 18,088 | 15,530 | 1,697 | 3,449 | 1,910 | 354 | | (Provisional Data) | Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2022-2023/1735 | |