| i) Operations in OTC segment | | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 33,689.00 | 1,259.00 | –2,323.00 | –31.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 52,068.00 | 3,788.00 | 3,680.00 | 1,012.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 18,379.00 | 2,529.00 | 6,003.00 | 1,043.00 | | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 2,228.28 | 81.08 | –170.23 | –6.72 | | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 33,689.00 | 16,301.00 | –18,631.00 | –18,662.00 | | (₹ Billion) | 2,228.27 | 1,066.40 | –1,282.43 | –1,289.15 | | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 20,853.00 | 31,131.00 | 5,730.00 | –1,358.00 |
| ii) Operations in currency futures segment | | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | | 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 | 780.00 | 1,350.00 | 2,050.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 3,935.00 | 780.00 | 1,350.00 | 2,050.00 | | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | –1,400.00 | –1,135.00 | –1,273.00 | | Note: Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |