Foreign

1998

1999

1998

1999

Currency

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RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per U.S. Dollar)

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

39.7100

42.8500

42.7900

42.7100

42.7100

42.7400

(Based on Middle Rates)

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{ Buying

39.7000

42.8400

42.7800

42.7050

42.7200

42.7350

2.5195

2.3337

2.3370

2.3414

2.3397

2.3397

Dollar

Selling

39.7100

42.8700

42.7900

42.7150

42.7400

42.7450

Pound

{ Buying

66.1200

69.1275

68.9700

68.8325

68.6375

69.0475

1.5117

1.4453

1.4493

1.4526

1.4559

1.4476

Sterling

Selling

66.1650

69.1975

69.0300

68.8600

68.6825

69.1050

Euro

{ Buying

50.4400 $

45.8050

45.6175

45.3400

45.4275

45.5600

1.9798 $

2.1817

2.1895

2.2047

2.1990

2.1938

Selling

50.5800 $

45.8575

45.6475

45.3925

45.4625

45.5800

100 Yen

{ Buying

30.5550

36.2200

36.2350

35.9750

35.5625

35.7350

327.13

276.01

275.88

277.93

280.97

279.67

Selling

30.5750

36.2525

36.2600

35.9925

35.5875

35.7575

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

1-month

3.32

5.88

5.33

5.90

5.90

5.90

3-month

5.14

6.16

5.89

6.09

6.09

5.99

6-month

6.75

6.86

6.59

6.70

6.65

6.64

@ : These rates are based on RBI Reference rate for US dollar and middle rates of cross-currency quotes. These rates are announced by RBI with effect from January 29, 1998.
$ : These rates are as on January 4, 1999.
Note :
1. The unified exchange rate system came into force on March 1, 1993.
2. With the introduction of Euro effective January 1, 1999, the buying and selling rates of Rupees per Deutsche Mark (FEDAI indicative rates) and Deutsche Mark per Rs. 100 (middle rates) have been replaced by Rupees per Euro and Euro per Rs. 100, respectively.