| i) Operations in OTC segment | | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | | Apr. | Mar. | Apr. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 33,689.00 | 566.00 | 996.00 | –2,483.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 52,068.00 | 1,751.00 | 3,328.00 | 5,536.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 18,379.00 | 1,185.00 | 2,332.00 | 8,019.00 | | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 2,228.28 | 38.07 | 71.10 | –160.00 | | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 33,689.00 | 566.00 | 33,689.00 | –2,483.00 | | (₹ Billion) | 2,228.27 | 38.07 | 2,228.27 | –160.00 | | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 20,853.00 | 13,553.00 | 20,853.00 | 17,393.00 |
| ii) Operations in currency futures segment | | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | | Apr. | Mar. | Apr. | | 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 (+) | 3,935.00 | 0.00 | 1,005.00 | 1,890.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 3,935.00 | 0.00 | 1,005.00 | 1,890.00 | | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | –845.00 | | Note : Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |