i) Operations in OTC segment | Item | 2016-17 | 2017 | 2018 | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 12,351.00 | 1,190.00 | 7,364.00 | 1,665.00 | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 71,764.00 | 2,201.00 | 7,953.00 | 3,320.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 59,413.00 | 1,011.00 | 589.00 | 1,655.00 | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 822.16 | 80.74 | 481.84 | 119.62 | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 12,351.00 | 8,813.00 | 31,028.00 | 32,693.00 | (₹ Billion) | 822.17 | 588.33 | 2,037.55 | 2,157.17 | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 10,835.00 | 2,842.00 | 26,051.00 | 22,668.00 |
ii) Operations in currency futures segment | Item | 2016-17 | 2017 | 2018 | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 10,456.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 750.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 10,456.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 750.00 | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | –1,005.00 | Note: Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |