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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

Variation overItemAs on Dec. 5, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,45,01397,5203,9041,44986,73322,0921,06,66427,0751,17,97329,767of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,26,45093,4793,1221,331*84,97421,5891,04,67626,4851,15,38429,036(b)Gold18,5504,0387821181,7655042,0085942,608735(c) SDRs133––—–6–1–20–4–19–4Memo Item : RTP**5,5841,224–1752,3945522,40356

Variation overItemAs on Dec. 5, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,45,01397,5203,9041,44986,73322,0921,06,66427,0751,17,97329,767of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,26,45093,4793,1221,331*84,97421,5891,04,67626,4851,15,38429,036(b)Gold18,5504,0387821181,7655042,0085942,608735(c) SDRs133––—–6–1–20–4–19–4Memo Item : RTP**5,5841,224–1752,3945522,40356

Variation overItemAs on Nov. 28, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,41,10996,0714,12269882,82920,6431,02,76025,6261,18,01729,146of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,23,32892,1484,122698*81,85220,2581,01,55425,1541,16,13728,508(b)Gold17,7683,920 ——9833861,2264761,899642(c) SDRs133 ––—–6–1–20–4–19–4Memo Item : RTP**5,6011,219 3442,4115472,4205572,4765

Variation overItemAs on Nov. 21, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,36,98795,37312,2341,71078,70719,94598,63824,9281,15,96728,785of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,19,20691,45012,2331,710*77,73019,56097,43224,4561,14,08728,147(b)Gold17,7683,920 ——9833861,2264761,899642(c) SDRs133 1—–6–1–20–4–19–4Memo Item : RTP**5,5671,215 7232,3775432,3865532,365

Variation overItemAs on Nov. 14, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs.CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,24,75393,6632,58745266,47318,23586,40423,2181,06,26227,639of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,06,97389,7402,591453*65,49717,85085,19922,7461,04,40827,006(b)Gold17,7683,920 ——9833861,2264761,899642(c) SDRs123 –4–1–7–1–21–4–45–9Memo Item : RTP**5,4951,212 89182,3055402,3145502,286547*

Variation overItemAs on Nov. 7, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,22,16693,2112,51061363,88617,78383,81722,7661,06,54927,835of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,04,38289,2872,510613*62,90617,39782,60822,2931,04,68227,199(b)Gold17,7683,920——9833861,2264761,899642(c) SDRs164——–3—–17–3–32–6Memo Item : RTP**5,4061,194–54–112,2165222,2255322,183526* : F

Variation overItemAs on Oct. 31, 2003WeekEnd- March2003End- December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. 1234567891011Total Reserves4,19,65692,5982,90870661,37617,17081,30722,1531,07,25527,977of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets4,01,87288,6743,108705*60,39616,78480,09821,6801,05,38827,341(b)Gold17,7683,920–19919833861,2264761,899642(c) SDRs164–1—–3—–17–3–32–6Memo Item : RTP**5,4601,205–19–42,2705332,2795432,25

Variation overItemAs on Oct. 24, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,16,74891,8922,44257758,46816,46478,39921,4471,06,93027,853of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets3,98,76487,9692,441577*57,28816,07976,99020,9751,04,95727,240(b)Gold17,9673,919——1,1823851,4254752,003619(c) SDRs1741—–2—–16–3–30–6Memo Item : RTP**5,4791,2093282,2895372,2985472,302552* : F

Variation overItemAs on Oct. 17, 2003WeekEnd-March 2003End-December 2002Year Rs. CroreUS$ Mn. Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1234567891011Total Reserves4,14,30691,3154,10496256,02615,88775,95720,8701,04,21327,257of which : (a)Foreign Currency Assets3,96,32387,3924,105962*54,84715,50274,54920,3981,02,24126,644(b)Gold17,9673,919——1,1823851,4254752,003619(c) SDRs164–1—–3—–17–3–31–6Memo Item : RTP**5,4471,201–40–82,2575292,2665392,278546*