Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 15, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,61,367

35,261

-38

-94

-4,546

-2,775

9,424

326

17,299

2,169

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,48,396

32,429

-38

-94*

-4,528

-2,629

9,262

437

15,930

2,005

(b) Gold

12,963

2,830

—

—

-10

-144

172

-109

1,400

171

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

-31

-7

* Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.