The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period August 16, 2016 to August 19, 2016. 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 | 16-08-2016 | 2,531 | 1,271 | 733 | 321 | 309 | 306 | 7,011 | 6,673 | 1,356 | 4,102 | 1,263 | 92 | 18-08-2016 | 3,036 | 1,015 | 426 | 135 | 327 | 185 | 7,266 | 6,794 | 284 | 3,481 | 1,187 | 243 | 19-08-2016 | 2,714 | 1,097 | 522 | 112 | 165 | 144 | 7,628 | 5,881 | 354 | 2,679 | 837 | 47 | Sales | 16-08-2016 | 3,495 | 1,244 | 578 | 327 | 433 | 270 | 6,917 | 8,794 | 1,516 | 3,940 | 1,318 | 90 | 18-08-2016 | 2,853 | 791 | 602 | 179 | 243 | 239 | 6,594 | 9,700 | 913 | 3,509 | 1,205 | 216 | 19-08-2016 | 2,828 | 1,095 | 297 | 116 | 252 | 146 | 7,322 | 8,875 | 898 | 2,594 | 892 | 44 | (Provisional Data) | (15.08.2016 & 17.08.2016 being holidays on account of Independence Day and Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) respectively) Ajit Prasad Assistant Adviser Press Release: 2016-2017/508 | |