| Table 29 : Exchange Rate of the Rupee (End of Period) | |||||||||
| Indicative | Aug-99 | Sep-99 | Oct-99 | Nov-99 | Dec-99 | Jan-00 | Feb-00 | Mar-00 | Apr-00 |
| Selling Rates | |||||||||
| Australian dollar | 16.260 | 16.660 | 16.480 | 16.350 | 16.740 | 16.480 | 15.920 | 15.700 | 15.300 |
| Belgian franc(100) | 66.190 | 67.096 | 66.735 | 64.059 | 64.020 | 62.644 | 62.106 | 61.401 | 58.378 |
| French franc | 4.070 | 4.126 | 4.092 | 3.940 | 3.937 | 3.852 | 3.819 | 3.776 | 3.590 |
| Deutsche mark | 13.651 | 13.837 | 13.722 | 13.213 | 13.203 | 12.921 | 12.809 | 12.663 | 12.040 |
| Hongkong dollar | 3.320 | 3.310 | 3.320 | 3.330 | 3.340 | 3.350 | 3.350 | 3.360 | 3.360 |
| Indian rupee(100) | 59.000 | 59.000 | 59.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 |
| Italian lira(1000) | 13.788 | 13.979 | 13.861 | 13.345 | 13.337 | 13.050 | 12.938 | 12.792 | 12.207 |
| Japanese yen(100) | 23.030 | 23.890 | 24.340 | 25.160 | 25.180 | 24.150 | 23.420 | 24.510 | 24.330 |
| Kenya shilling(100) | 34.270 | 33.440 | 34.350 | 34.740 | 35.590 | 35.930 | 35.640 | 34.910 | 35.020 |
| New Zealand dollar | 13.170 | 13.230 | 13.090 | 13.140 | 13.370 | 12.790 | 12.580 | 12.820 | 12.680 |
| Singapore dollar | 15.300 | 15.130 | 15.450 | 15.390 | 15.580 | 15.280 | 15.230 | 15.200 | 15.350 |
| South African rand | 4.240 | 4.290 | 4.200 | 4.190 | 4.220 | 4.110 | 4.110 | 3.980 | 3.840 |
| Swiss franc | 16.680 | 16.920 | 16.730 | 16.120 | 16.080 | 15.700 | 15.060 | 15.550 | 14.970 |
| US dollar | 25.437 | 25.431 | 25.492 | 25.568 | 25.625 | 25.731 | 25.784 | 25.802 | 25.842 |
| Pound sterling | 40.456 | 41.782 | 41.729 | 40.982 | 41.472 | 41.682 | 41.163 | 41.105 | 40.605 |
| Euro1 | 26.697 | 27.065 | 26.836 | 25.841 | 25.825 | 25.269 | 25.054 | 24.769 | 23.549 |
| 1 Effective 1 January 1999, the Euro (EUR) was introduced replacing its precursor, the ECU, on a one-to-one basis. | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| (i) With effect from October 1998, the end-of-period exchange rate of the rupee is based on the average end-of-period selling | |||||||||
| rates for T.T.& D.D. of all commercial banks. | |||||||||