Table 29 : Exchange Rate of the Rupee (End of Period)
 
Indicative Nov-99 Dec-99 Jan-00 Feb-00 Mar-00 Apr-00 May-00 Jun-00 Jul-00
Selling Rates                  
                   
                   
Australian dollar 16.350 16.740 16.480 15.920 15.700 15.300 15.070 15.750 15.430
Belgian franc(100) 64.059 64.020 62.644 62.106 61.401 58.378 60.270 62.032 60.658
French franc 3.940 3.937 3.852 3.819 3.776 3.590 3.706 3.815 3.712
Deutsche mark 13.213 13.203 12.921 12.809 12.663 12.040 12.430 12.794 12.449
Hongkong dollar 3.330 3.340 3.350 3.350 3.360 3.360 3.390 3.410 3.420
Indian rupee(100) 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000
Italian lira(1000) 13.345 13.337 13.050 12.938 12.792 12.207 12.556 12.923 12.574
Japanese yen(100) 25.160 25.180 24.150 23.420 24.510 24.330 24.610 24.970 24.160
Kenya shilling(100) 34.740 35.590 35.930 35.640 34.910 35.020 34.520 34.310 35.950
New Zealand dollar 13.140 13.370 12.790 12.580 12.820 12.680 12.030 12.340 12.040
Singapore dollar 15.390 15.580 15.280 15.230 15.200 15.350 15.270 15.380 15.410
South African rand 4.190 4.220 4.110 4.110 3.980 3.840 3.780 3.900 3.840
Swiss franc 16.120 16.080 15.700 15.060 15.550 14.970 15.490 16.070 15.730
US dollar 25.568 25.625 25.731 25.784 25.802 25.842 26.098 26.263 26.361
Pound sterling 40.982 41.472 41.682 41.163 41.105 40.605 39.079 39.834 39.625
Euro1 25.841 25.825 25.269 25.054 24.769 23.549 24.311 25.024 24.348
                   
1 Effective 1 January 1999, the Euro (EUR) was introduced replacing its precursor, the ECU, on a one-to-one basis.
Note: 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.