Table 28: Exchange Rate of the Rupee (End of Period)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicative

Jul-98

Aug-98

Sep-98

Oct-98

Nov-98

Dec-98

Jan-99

Feb-99

Mar-99

Selling Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian dollar

15.020

13.940

14.750

15.680

15.860

15.400

15.790

15.740

15.950

Belgian franc(100)

67.600

67.900

72.400

73.350

70.910

72.500

70.940

68.578

67.217

China yuan

3.000

3.000

3.010

3.050

3.070

3.050

3.070

3.080

3.090

French franc

4.101

4.162

4.386

4.508

4.359

4.427

4.362

4.216

4.134

Deutsche mark

13.750

13.940

14.710

15.120

14.630

14.860

14.627

14.145

13.864

Hongkong dollar

3.210

3.210

3.220

3.260

3.270

3.260

3.280

3.290

3.300

Indian rupee(100)

58.000

58.000

59.000

60.000

59.000

59.000

60.000

60.000

60.000

Italian lira(1000)

14.150

14.330

15.100

15.320

14.770

14.990

14.771

14.285

13.997

Japanese yen(100)

17.120

17.370

18.260

21.670

20.290

21.800

21.620

20.890

21.100

Kenya shilling(100)

42.250

41.820

41.620

42.400

42.230

40.970

41.160

39.940

39.460

New Zealand dollar

12.680

12.160

12.430

13.300

13.260

13.200

13.490

13.290

13.500

Singapore dollar

14.410

13.950

14.810

15.600

15.310

15.220

15.020

14.760

14.800

South African rand

4.060

3.830

4.290

4.430

4.450

4.310

4.220

4.130

4.140

Swiss franc

16.410

17.030

17.730

18.610

17.720

18.060

17.780

17.410

16.990

US dollar

24.523

24.507

24.627

24.979

24.999

24.940

25.061

25.157

25.291

Pound sterling

40.100

40.940

42.020

41.902

41.245

41.504

41.206

40.257

40.715

Euro*

27.210

27.410

29.100

29.800

28.780

29.170

28.613

27.663

27.114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*: 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 8 September 1998, there are no dealings for the Malaysian ringgit on account of its withdrawal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the international financial system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Last Updated on 4/14/99
By bom