| i) Operations in OTC segment | | Item | 2015-16 | 2016 | 2017 | | Jan. | Dec. | Jan. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 10,209.00 | –30.00 | 463.00 | –414.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 63,299.00 | 3,240.00 | 4,997.00 | 1,335.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 53,090.00 | 3,270.00 | 4,534.00 | 1,749.00 | | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 630.89 | –4.97 | 34.89 | –27.45 | | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 10,209.00 | 8,864.00 | 8,037.00 | 7,623.00 | | (₹ Billion) | 630.89 | 555.08 | 535.03 | 507.58 | | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | –4,253.00 | –318.00 | 586.00 | 501.00 |
| ii) Operations in currency futures segment | | Item | 2015-16 | 2016 | 2017 | | Jan. | Dec. | Jan. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 582.00 | 438.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 9462.00 | 2,765.00 | 2,498.00 | 1,068.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 9462.00 | 2,765.00 | 1,916.00 | 630.00 | | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | –438.00 | 0.00 | | Note: Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |