i) Operations in OTC segment | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | May | Apr. | May | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 33,689.00 | 5,006.00 | –2,483.00 | –5,767.00 | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 52,068.00 | 7,020.00 | 5,536.00 | 4,101.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 18,379.00 | 2,014.00 | 8,019.00 | 9,868.00 | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 2,228.28 | 328.87 | –160.00 | –392.20 | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 33,689.00 | 5,572.00 | –2,483.00 | –8,250.00 | (₹ Billion) | 2,228.27 | 366.94 | –160.00 | –552.20 | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 20,853.00 | 13,601.00 | 17,393.00 | 11,252.00 |
ii) Operations in currency futures segment | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | May. | Apr. | May. | 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 | 1,890.00 | 2,705.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 3,935.00 | 0.00 | 1,890.00 | 2,705.00 | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | –845.00 | –735.00 | Note : Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |