Foreign Currency

2008

2009

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

Dec. 29

Dec. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

Dec. 29

Dec. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

U.S. Dollar

48.7600

48.5000

48.4500

48.7300

48.8900

—

—

–18.66

–19.11

–19.35

Euro

69.1700

67.9500

68.2200

68.0900

67.8100

—

—

–14.81

–15.54

–14.82

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

48.7300

48.5000

48.4500

48.7100

48.8600

—

—

–18.66

–19.08

–19.32

Dollar

Selling

48.7400

48.5100

48.4600

48.7200

48.8700

—

—

–18.65

–19.08

–19.32

Pound

{

Buying

71.6275

70.2125

69.9725

71.1750

71.5750

—

—

12.55

9.93

9.41

Sterling

Selling

71.6575

70.2525

70.0050

71.2200

71.6100

—

—

12.54

9.92

9.41

Euro

{

Buying

69.1275

67.9825

68.2275

68.0525

67.7350

—

—

–14.82

–15.50

–14.73

Selling

69.1675

68.0300

68.2500

68.1000

67.7725

—

—

–14.82

–15.52

–14.75

100 Yen

{

Buying

53.8400

53.6575

53.6725

53.6975

53.5975

—

—

–34.42

–34.30

–34.00

Selling

53.8750

53.6900

53.6950

53.7450

53.6375

—

—

–34.39

–34.31

–34.02

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

1-month

6.03

5.20

4.46

4.43

4.42

3-month

4.68

3.79

3.18

3.28

3.11

6-month

3.18

2.66

2.37

2.50

2.39

— : 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.