i) Operations in OTC segment | Item | 2014-15 | 2015 | 2016 | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 54,837.00 | 7,671.00 | –3,341.00 | 4,686.00 | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 124,414.00 | 10,651.00 | 3,462.00 | 8,034.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 69,577.00 | 2,980.00 | 6,803.00 | 3,348.00 | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 3,308.59 | 481.28 | –233.71 | 309.51 | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 56,882.00 | 56,882.00 | 5,523.00 | 10,209.00 | (₹ Billion) | 3,430.69 | 3,430.69 | 321.38 | 630.89 | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 8,322.00 | 8,322.00 | –2,410.00 | –4,253.00 |
ii) Operations in currency futures segment | Item | 2014-15 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 0.00 | 0.00 | –970.00 | 970.00 | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,780.00 | 970.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,750.00 | 0.00 | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | –970.00 | 0.00 | Note : Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |