| i) Operations in OTC segment | | Item | 2016-17 | 2017 | 2018 | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 Net Purchase/ Sale of Foreign Currency (US $ Million) (1.1–1.2) | 12,351.00 | 3,538.00 | 1,665.00 | 996.00 | | 1.1 Purchase (+) | 71,764.00 | 5,024.00 | 3,320.00 | 3,328.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 59,413.00 | 1,486.00 | 1,655.00 | 2,332.00 | | 2 ₹ equivalent at contract rate (₹ Billion) | 822.16 | 233.84 | 119.62 | 71.10 | | 3 Cumulative (over end-March) (US $ Million) | 12,351.00 | 12,351.00 | 32,693.00 | 33,689.00 | | (₹ Billion) | 822.17 | 822.17 | 2,157.17 | 2,228.27 | | 4 Outstanding Net Forward Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 10,835.00 | 10,835.00 | 22,668.00 | 20,853.00 |
| ii) Operations in currency futures segment | | Item | 2016-17 | 2017 | 2018 | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | | 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 (+) | 10,456.00 | 0.00 | 750.00 | 1,005.00 | | 1.2 Sale (–) | 10,456.00 | 0.00 | 750.00 | 1,005.00 | | 2 Outstanding Net Currency Futures Sales (–)/ Purchase (+) at the end of month (US $ Million) | 0.00 | 0.00 | –1,005.00 | 0.00 | | Note: Maturity-wise position of outstanding forward contracts is available at http://nsdp.rbi.org.in under ‘‘Reserves Template’’. | |