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Variation over As on Dec. 18, 1998WeekEnd-March 1998End-December 1997YearItem Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1 234567891011Total Reserves1,26,53429,746-482-810,62937919,2392,39119,4582,373of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,13,42526,671-482-810,91869619,4472,70620,3622,929 (b) Gold12,9633,041——-431-350-50-272-590-473 (c) SDRs14634——14233-158-43-314-83Note:1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms inclu

Variation over As on Dec. 11, 1998WeekEnd-March 1998End-December 1997YearItem Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1 234567891011Total Reserves1,27,01629,7547917111,11138719,7212,39918,7152,359of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,13,90726,6791,01812511,40070419,9292,71419,1662,800 (b) Gold12,9633,041——-431-350-50-272-590-473 (c) SDRs14634-227-5414233-158-4313932Note:1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms i

Variation over As on Dec. 4, 1998WeekEnd-March 1998End-December 1997YearItem Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1 234567891011Total Reserves1,26,22529,683245310,32031618,9302,32820,1312,196of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,12,88926,5542502310,38257918,9112,58920,6572,661 (b) Gold12,9633,041-9-21-431-350-50-272-590-473 (c) SDRs3738841369876911648Note:1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the e

Variation over As on Nov. 27, 1998WeekEnd-March 1998End-December 1997YearItem Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1 234567891011Total Reserves1,25,98029,640#277-4210,07527318,6852,28518,3371,526of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,12,63926,491#278-4210,13251618,6612,52618,5952,113 (b) Gold12,9723,062---422-329-41-251-622-673 (c) SDRs36987-1-36586651036486Note:1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include

Variation over As on Nov. 20, 1998WeekEnd-March 1998End-December 1997YearItem Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.Rs. CroreUS$ Mn.1 234567891011Total Reserves1,25,70329,682382779,79831518,4082,32717,829796of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets1,12,36126,533423879,85455818,3832,56818,1221,393 (b) Gold12,9723,062---422-329-41-251-622 (c) SDRs37087-41-1036686661032976Note:1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effe

Variation over As on Nov. 13, 1998 Week End-March 1998 End-December 1997 Year Item 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 1,25,321 29,605 -251 -110 9,416 238 18,026 2,250 16,210 -121 of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets 1,11,938 26,446 -185 -94 9,431 471 17,960 2,481 16,553 490 (b) Gold 12,972 3,062 - - -422 -329 -41 -251 -665 -684 (c) SDRs 411 97 -66 -16 407 96 107 20 322 73 N

Variation over As on Nov. 6, 1998 Week End-March 1998 End-December 1997 Year Item 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 1,25,572 29,715 -207 36 9,667 348 18,277 2,360 15,885 -326 of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets 1,12,123 26,540 -498 -42 9,616 565 18,145 2,575 16,150 266 (b) Gold 12,972 3,062 294 78 -422 -329 -41 -251 -665 -684 (c) SDRs 477 113 -3 - 473 112 173 36 400 92 No

Variation over As on Oct. 30, 1998 Week End-March 1998 End-December 1997 Year Item 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 1,25,779 29,679 335 35 9,874 312 18,484 2,324 16,532 -343 of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets 1,12,621 26,582 -83 -63 10,114 607 18,643 2,617 17,122 336 (b) Gold 12,678 2,984 - - -716 -407 -335 -329 -959 -762 (c) SDRs 480 113 418 98 476 112 176 36 369 83 No

Variation over As on Oct. 23, 1998 Week End-March 1998 End-December 1997 Year Item 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 1,25,444 29,644 193 42 9,539 277 18,149 2,289 16,616 -368 of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets 1,12,704 26,645 194 42 10,197 670 18,726 2,680 17,400 371 (b) Gold 12,678 2,984 - - -716 -407 -335 -329 -737 -724 (c) SDRs 62 15 -1 - 58 14 -242 -62 -47 -15 Note:

Variation over As on Oct. 16, 1998 Week End-March 1998 End-December 1997 Year Item 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 1,25,251 29,602 314 137 9,346 235 17,956 2,247 17,145 -308 of which : (a) Foreign Currency Assets 1,12,510 26,603 313 137 10,003 628 18,532 2,638 17,928 431 (b) Gold 12,678 2,984 - - -716 -407 -335 -329 -737 -724 (c) SDRs 63 15 1 - 59 14 -241 -62 -46 -15 Note: