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Date : Feb 26, 2005
6. Foreign Exchange Rates - Spot and Forward Premia

Foreign

2004

2005

2004

2005

Currency

Feb. 20

Feb. 14

Feb. 15

Feb. 16

Feb. 17

Feb. 18

Feb. 20

Feb. 14

Feb. 15

Feb. 16

Feb. 17

Feb. 18

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2

3

4

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9

10

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

Foreign Currency per Rs. 100@

U.S. Dollar

45.2700

43.7200

43.7600

43.8200

43.7400

43.8400

(Based on Middle Rates)

Euro

57.5000

56.5400

56.7700

57.0400

57.0400

57.3000

FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency)

U.S.

{

Buying

45.2600

43.7100

43.7500

43.8100

43.7300

43.8400

2.2090

2.2873

2.2852

2.2821

2.2862

2.2810

Dollar

Selling

45.2700

43.7200

43.7600

43.8200

43.7400

43.8500

Pound

{Buying

85.6325

81.9900

82.5950

82.9100

82.4700

82.9850

1.1672

1.2192

1.2102

1.2070

1.2123

1.2050

Sterling

Selling

85.6725

82.0275

82.6375

82.9525

82.4925

83.0200

Euro

{Buying

57.4975

56.5350

56.7525

57.0275

57.0275

57.2900

1.7391

1.7687

1.7615

1.7532

1.7532

1.7452

Selling

57.5325

56.5775

56.7825

57.0525

57.0625

57.3250

100 Yen

{Buying

42.0950

41.6675

41.6300

41.6925

41.5450

41.5575

237.50

239.95

240.09

239.75

240.52

240.59

Selling

42.1425

41.6900

41.6475

41.7125

41.5650

41.5725

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

1-month

0.54

1.76

1.11

1.53

1.67

1.66

3-month

0.42

1.74

1.33

1.78

1.78

1.80

6-month

0.39

1.62

1.31

1.68

1.67

1.66

@ : 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.



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