Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 29, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,63,167

35,434

298

72

-2,746

-2,602

11,224

499

19,972

2,585

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,196

32,602

298

72*

-2,728

-2,456

11,062

610

18,856

2,471

(b) Gold

12,963

2,830

—

—

-10

-144

172

-109

1,113

113

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

3

1

*

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies

(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.