Foreign Currency

2008

Annual Appreciation (+) / Depreciation (-) (per cent)

Dec. 1

Dec. 2

Dec. 3

Dec. 4

Dec. 5

Dec. 1

Dec. 2

Dec. 3

Dec. 4

Dec. 5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S. Dollar

50.0900

50.5200

49.9000

49.7900

49.6900

—

—

–20.72

–20.81

–20.61

Euro

63.4800

63.7200

63.4200

63.0800

63.4600

—

—

–8.48

–8.32

–8.29

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S. { Buying

50.0600

50.5200

49.8700

49.7650

49.6900

—

—

–20.68

–20.79

–20.61

Dollar Selling

50.0700

50.5300

49.8800

49.7750

49.7000

—

—

–20.68

–20.78

–20.60

Pound { Buying

76.6975

75.0875

74.2425

73.3100

73.0100

—

—

9.70

10.94

11.11

Sterling Selling

76.7275

75.1425

74.2725

73.3425

73.0400

—

—

9.70

10.94

11.11

Euro { Buying

63.4750

63.6950

63.3700

63.0575

63.4600

—

—

–8.41

–8.31

–8.30

Selling

63.5100

63.7275

63.4075

63.0800

63.4975

—

—

–8.43

–8.30

–8.31

100 Yen { Buying

52.5400

54.2575

53.4850

53.5050

53.8125

—

—

–33.16

–33.13

–33.57

Selling

52.5625

54.2975

53.5125

53.5325

53.8400

—

—

–33.14

–33.14

–33.57

Inter-Bank Forward Premia of U.S. Dollar (per cent per annum)

1-month

5.51

5.34

4.93

4.94

5.07

3-month

4.03

4.04

3.65

3.74

3.66

6-month

2.70

2.73

2.51

2.59

2.52

— : Market closed on the corresponding day of the previous year.
Notes:
1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. Euro Reference rate was announced by RBI with effect from January 1, 2002.