The Reserve Bank of India today notified that M/s Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. has crossed the limit of 24 per cent of its paid-up capital. Therefore, no further purchases of shares of this company would be allowed through stock exchanges in India on behalf of Foreign Institutional Investors. Ajit Prasad Assistant General Manager Press Release : 2013-2014/740

The Reserve Bank of India today notified that M/s The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. has crossed the limit of 24 per cent of its paid-up capital. Therefore, no further purchases of shares of this company would be allowed through stock exchanges in India on behalf of Foreign Institutional Investors. Ajit Prasad Assistant General Manager Press Release: 2013-2014/739

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 16, 2013 to September 20, 2013. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 16-09-2013 2,333 1,943 547 607 143 100 6,474 6,521 1,198 2,978 1,660 139 17-09-2013 2,2

The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is `61.6885 and the Reference Rate for Euro is `83.6875 on October 8, 2013. The corresponding rates for the previous day (October 7, 2013) were `61.7760 and `83.8360 respectively. Based on the Reference Rate for the US dollar and the middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rates of GBP and JPY against the Rupee are given below: Currency Date October 7, 2013 October 8, 2013 1 GBP 99.0640 99.20

The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is `61.7760 and the Reference Rate for Euro is `83.8360 on October 7, 2013. The corresponding rates for the previous day (October 4, 2013) were `61.4050 and `83.6790 respectively. Based on the Reference Rate for the US dollar and the middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rates of GBP and JPY against the Rupee are given below: Currency Date October 4, 2013 October 7, 2013 1 GBP 99.2857 99.06

The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is `61.4050 and the Reference Rate for Euro is `83.6790 on October 4, 2013. The corresponding rates for the previous day (October 3, 2013) were `61.9348 and `84.2360 respectively. Based on the Reference Rate for the US dollar and the middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rates of GBP and JPY against the Rupee are given below: Currency Date October 3, 2013 October 4, 2013 1 GBP 100.4397 99.2

The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is `61.9348 and the Reference Rate for Euro is `84.2360 on October 3, 2013. The corresponding rates for the previous day (October 1, 2013) were `62.3555 and `84.5365 respectively. Based on the Reference Rate for the US dollar and the middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rates of GBP and JPY against the Rupee are given below: Currency Date October 1, 2013 October 3, 2013 1 GBP 101.2030 100.

The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is `62.3555 and the Reference Rate for Euro is `84.5365 on October 1, 2013. The corresponding rates for the previous day (September 30, 2013) were `62.7770 and `84.6745 respectively. Based on the Reference Rate for the US dollar and the middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rates of GBP and JPY against the Rupee are given below: Currency Date September 30, 2013 October 1, 2013 1 GBP 101.416

International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows, at a point in time, the value and the composition of (i) financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on non-residents and gold bullion held as reserve assets; and (ii) liabilities of residents of an economy to non-residents. The difference between an economy's external financial assets and liabilities is its net IIP. Such balance sheet analysis of international accounts help

As per the standard practice, India's external debt statistics for the quarters ending March and June are released by the Reserve Bank of India and those for the quarters ending September and December by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The external debt data are released with a lag of one quarter. The external debt data, as compiled in the standard format, as at end-June 2013 in Rupees and US dollar terms and revised data for the earlier quarters are set