Foreign

2004

2005

2004

2005

Currency

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Dec. 12

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

44.0300

46.2000

46.0600

45.8400

45.5000

45.3800

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

58.4200

54.6800

55.0800

55.0100

54.4900

54.2900

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{Buying

44.0300

46.2000

46.0500

45.8350

45.5100

45.3500

2.2712

2.1645

2.1711

2.1815

2.1978

2.2036

Dollar

Selling

44.0400

46.2100

46.0600

45.8450

45.5200

45.3600

Pound

{Buying

85.1275

81.2325

81.6875

81.2650

80.5925

80.0650

1.1749

1.2298

1.2243

1.2302

1.2408

1.2482

Sterling

Selling

85.1700

81.2750

81.7250

81.2975

80.6350

80.0975

Euro

{Buying

58.4150

54.6825

55.0700

54.9975

54.5175

54.2650

1.7117

1.8288

1.8155

1.8179

1.8352

1.8420

Selling

58.4400

54.7075

55.0975

55.0275

54.5375

54.3050

100 Yen

{Buying

42.1350

38.2200

38.4175

38.5500

38.8200

39.1625

237.27

261.58

260.33

259.30

257.59

255.10

Selling

42.1625

38.2350

38.4350

38.5675

38.8425

39.1800

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

1-month

2.81

2.08

1.95

1.73

1.78

1.82

3-month

2.41

1.30

1.30

1.10

1.23

1.33

6-month

2.11

0.95

0.96

0.82

0.88

1.04

@: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.
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.