| i) Operations in OTC segment | | Item | 2017-18 | 2018 | 2019 | | Jan. | Dec. | Jan. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 33,689.00 | 7,364.00 | 607.00 | 293.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 52,068.00 | 7,953.00 | 837.00 | 1,025.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 18,379.00 | 589.00 | 230.00 | 732.00 | | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 2,228.28 | 481.84 | 40.09 | 17.63 | | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 33,689.00 | 31,028.00 | –25,903.00 | –25,610.00 | | (₹ Billion) | 2,228.27 | 2,037.55 | –1,840.76 | –1,823.14 | | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 20,853.00 | 26,051.00 | –2,426.00 | –3,032.00 |
| ii) Operations in currency futures segment | | Item | 2017-18 | 2018 | 2019 | | Jan. | Dec. | Jan. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 3,935.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 3,935.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.00 | | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | Note: Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |