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Variation overItemAs on Feb. 6, 2004WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2003YearRs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,82,7281,06,6076,8551,6091,24,44831,17918,2584,7721,26,38731,940of which :(a)Foreign Currency Assets4,63,2831,02,3156,6481,535*1,21,80730,42518,0514,6981,24,60531,343(b)Gold19,4324,289207742,647755207741,802601(c) SDRs133––—–6–1——–20–4Memo Item : RTP**5,9651,3172252,775645–3712,767647*: F

   Variation overItemAs on Jan. 30, 2004WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2003Year Rs.CroreUS$ Mn. Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,75,8731,04,9982,9477611,17,59329,57011,4033,1631,24,14531,415of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,56,6351,00,7802,947761*1,15,15928,89011,4033,1631,22,57030,892(b)Gold19,2254,215——2,440681——1,595527(c) SDRs133––—–6–1——–20–4Memo Item : RTP**5,9431,312–81–162,75

   Variation overItemAs on Jan. 23, 2004WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2003Year Rs.CroreUS$ Mn. Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,72,9261,04,2374,1511,1111,14,64628,8098,4562,4021,22,43931,032of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,53,6881,00,0194,151 1,111*1,12,21228,1298,4562,4021,19,77630,265(b)Gold19,2254,215——2,440681——2,683771(c) SDRs133––—–6–1——–20–4Memo Item : RTP**6,0241,32845132,8

   Variation overItemAs on Jan. 16, 2004WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2003Year Rs.CroreUS$ Mn. Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,68,7751,03,126–3,672–6981,10,49527,6984,3051,2911,21,66130,726of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,49,53798,908–3,672–698*1,08,06127,0184,3051,2911,18,99829,959(b)Gold19,2254,215——2,440681——2,683771(c) SDRs133––—–6–1——–20–4Memo Item : RTP**5,9791,316–55–102,78

   Variation overItemAs on Jan. 9, 2004WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2003Year Rs.CroreUS$ Mn. Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,72,4471,03,8246,9511,7211,14,16728,3967,9771,9891,30,24132,477of which :           (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,53,20999,6066,9511,721*1,11,73327,7167,9771,9891,27,57831,710(b)Gold19,2254,215——2,440681——2,683771(c)

Variation over Item As on Jan. 2, 2004 Week End-March 2003 End-December 2003 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 4,65,496 1,02,103 6,860 1,513 1,07,216 26,675 1,026 268 1,25,743 31,351 of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets 4,46,258 97,885 6,185 1,336* 1,04,782 25,995 1,026 268 1,23,080 30,584 (b)Gold 19,225 4,215 675 177 2,440 681 - - 2,683 771 (c) SDRs 13 3 –– — –6 –1 - - –20

   Variation overItemAs on Dec. 26, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs.CroreUS$ Mn. Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.Rs.CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,58,6361,00,5903,0455411,00,35625,1621,20,28730,1451,20,95330,299of which :           (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,40,07396,5493,045541*98,59724,6591,18,29929,5551,18,36529,568(b)Gold18,5504,038 ——1,7655042,00

Variation over Item As on Dec. 19, 2003 Week End-March2003 End-December 2002 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 4,55,591 1,00,049 4,867 1,090 97,311 24,621 1,17,242 29,604 1,21,533 30,541 of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets 4,37,028 96,008 4,867 1,090* 95,552 24,118 1,15,254 29,014 1,18,945 29,810 (b)Gold 18,550 4,038 — — 1,765 504 2,008 594 2,608 735 (c) SDRs 13 3 –– — –6

Variation over Item As on Dec. 19, 2003 Week End-March2003 End-December 2002 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 4,55,591 1,00,049 4,867 1,090 97,311 24,621 1,17,242 29,604 1,21,533 30,541 of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets 4,37,028 96,008 4,867 1,090* 95,552 24,118 1,15,254 29,014 1,18,945 29,810 (b)Gold 18,550 4,038 — — 1,765 504 2,008 594 2,608 735 (c) SDRs 13 3 –– — –6

Variation overItemAs on Dec. 12, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,50,72498,9595,7111,43992,44423,5311,12,37528,5141,20,97730,524of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,32,16194,9185,7111,439*90,68523,0281,10,38727,9241,18,38929,793(b)Gold18,5504,038 ——1,7655042,0085942,608735(c) SDRs133 ––—–6–1–20–4–20–4Memo Item : RTP**5,6141,233 3092,4245612,433571