Table 30 : Exchange Rate of the Rupee (End of Period)


Indicative	Jul-00	Aug-00	Sep-00	Oct-00	Nov-00	Dec-00	Jan-01	Feb-01	Mar-01
Selling Rates


Australian dollar	15.430	15.250	14.510	14.180	14.640	15.580	15.410	14.870	13.970
Belgian franc(100)	60.658	58.807	58.217	57.185	59.643	64.566	64.525	64.270	61.988
French franc	3.712	3.613	3.572	3.517	3.666	3.971	3.968	3.952	3.812
Deutsche mark	12.449	12.115	11.980	11.796	12.293	13.317	13.308	13.252	12.784
Hongkong dollar	3.420	3.440	3.572	3.550	3.620	3.630	3.640	3.670	3.690
Indian rupee(100)	60.000	59.000	59.000	60.000	61.000	61.000	62.000	62.000	62.000
Italian lira(1000)	12.574	12.237	12.101	11.915	12.396	13.451	13.444	13.387	12.913
Japanese yen(100)	24.160	24.960	24.730	25.260	25.280	24.500	24.200	24.380	22.910
Kenya shilling(100)	35.950	34.650	34.100	35.050	35.840	36.450	36.260	36.690	37.060
New Zealand dollar	12.040	11.450	10.840	10.950	11.350	12.370	12.380	12.180	11.510
Singapore dollar	15.410	15.590	15.470	15.790	16.100	16.360	16.290	16.410	15.950
South African rand	3.840	3.860	3.690	3.670	3.640	3.750	3.660	3.720	3.570
Swiss franc	15.730	15.340	15.380	15.190	15.940	17.130	17.080	16.850	16.410
US dollar	26.361	26.490	26.582	27.435	27.981	28.014	28.090	28.275	28.402
Pound sterling	39.625	38.537	38.878	39.794	39.787	41.782	41.071	40.758	40.563
Euro¹	24.348	23.696	23.431	23.069	24.043	26.046	26.029	25.921	25.001

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.