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Date : May 08, 2004
6. Foreign Exchange Rates - Spot and Forward Premia

Foreign

2003

2004

2003

2004

Currency

May 2

Apr. 26+

Apr. 27

Apr. 28

Apr. 29

Apr. 30

May 2

Apr. 26+

Apr. 27

Apr. 28

Apr. 29

Apr. 30

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2

3

4

5

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7

8

9

10

11

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13

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

47.3600

44.1800

44.1800

44.4100

44.3700

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

53.1800

52.3800

52.5300

52.4600

53.0200

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

47.3500

44.1700

44.1700

44.4000

44.3700

2.1115

2.2635

2.2635

2.2517

2.2538

Dollar

Selling

47.3600

44.1800

44.1800

44.4200

44.3800

Pound

{ Buying

76.1525

78.8650

78.9800

78.4375

78.6900

1.3124

1.2677

1.2665

1.2743

1.2714

Sterling

Selling

76.1925

78.9100

79.0150

78.4825

78.7300

Euro

{ Buying

53.1400

52.3625

52.5125

52.4500

53.0500

1.8804

1.9091

1.9037

1.9062

1.8861

Selling

53.2000

52.3975

52.5350

52.4875

53.0750

100 Yen

{ Buying

39.8675

40.6675

40.4200

40.2000

40.2700

250.70

245.79

247.27

248.69

248.35

Selling

39.9025

40.7075

40.4475

40.2350

40.3050

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

1-month

0.76

–1.68

–0.30

–1.89

–1.68

3-month

1.44

–0.68

–0.25

–0.81

–0.86

6-month

1.60

–0.28

–0.12

–0.41

–0.43


@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar, Euro and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.

+ : Market closed.

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.



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