i) Operations in OTC segment | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | Oct. | Sep. | Oct. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 33,689.00 | 852.00 | –31.00 | –7,204.00 | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 52,068.00 | 1,910.00 | 1,012.00 | 945.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 18,379.00 | 1,058.00 | 1,043.00 | 8,149.00 | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 2,228.28 | 57.31 | –6.72 | –536.10 | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 33,689.00 | 17,153.00 | –18,662.00 | –25,866.00 | (₹ Billion) | 2,228.27 | 1,123.70 | –1,289.15 | –1,825.25 | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 20,853.00 | 31,374.00 | –1,358.00 | –2,888.00 |
ii) Operations in currency futures segment | Item | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | Oct. | Sep. | Oct. | 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 | 1,400.00 | 2,050.00 | 2,875.00 | 1.2 Sale (–) | 3,935.00 | 1,400.00 | 2,050.00 | 2,875.00 | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | –1,273.00 | –51.00 | Note: Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |