The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91 day Government of India treasury bills for a notified amount of Rs.100 crore. The auction will be conducted using 'Uniform Price Auction' method. The allocation to non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount, at the discretion of the Bank. The sale will be subject to terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No.F.2(12)-W&M/97 dated 31 March 1998 issued by Government of India

The Reserve Bank of India has on March 23, 2001 notified that no further purchases of equity shares of State Bank of India should be made on behalf of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Non Resident Indians (NRIs)/Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in the primary/ secondary markets without obtaining prior clearance of the Reserve Bank of India. The aggregate net purchases of the equity shares of this bank has reached the limit of 18 p

Date of Auction :March 23, 2001I.Notified amount: Rs.100.00 crore II.Bids received (a) Competitive bids Number:15 Amount:Rs.162.00 crore (b) Non-competitive bids Number:0 Amount:NIL III.Cut-off price:Rs.99.68 IV.Competitive bids accepted Number:10 Amount:Rs.100.00 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:85.19 (4 bids) VI .Devolvement on RBI:Nil VII.Non-competitive bids accepted (a) Number:0 Amount:NIL (b)Partial Allotment Percentage:N.A. VIII.Weighted Average Price:99.70

Date of Auction :March 23, 2001I.Notified amount: Rs.100.00 crore II.Bids received (a) Competitive bids Number:18 Amount:Rs.172.00 crore (b) Non-competitive bids Number:1 Amount:Rs.200.00 crore III.Cut-off price:Rs.97.92 IV.Competitive bids accepted Number:10 Amount:Rs.100.00 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:65.08 (4 bids) VI .Devolvement on RBI:NIL VII.Non-competitive bids accepted (a) Number:1 Amount:Rs.200.00 crore (b)Partial Allotment Percentage:N.A.N.L. Rao A

The results of the RBI Repos/Reverse Repo auctions held on March 23, 2001 are :ItemRepo Auction (Sale of securities by RBI)Reverse Repo Auction (Purchase of securities by RBI)1. Applications received for four day repo period (i) Number (ii) Amount (Face value in Rs. crore) 2 4600 Nil NA2. Applications accepted for four day repo period (i) Number (ii) Amount (Face Value in Rs.crore) (iii) Cut-off Rate (per cent) 2 4600 7.00 Nil NA NA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loan Nomenclature Amount Price * YTM % Code (Face Value) Per Rs.100 Indicative (in Rs.Crore) nominal --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Outright Transactions A.Government of India Dated Securities Contract Date : March 16, 2001 98007 12.00 % 2008 0.10 109.45 10.1026 Contract Date : March 19, 2001 96007 13.75 % 2001 0.225 100.90 8.5117 Contract Date :

(Amount in Rupees crore and rate in per cent per annum)1. Call/Notice Money Market*(i) Volumes BanksPrimary DealersNon-Bank InstitutionsTotalBorrowings152358882024117Lendings97923602543518829(ii) Interest RatesBorrowingsLendings (a)Weighted average rate7.357.43 (b) Range of rates6.50-7.807.10-10.502 Term Money Market*Volume(Turnover)Range of Rates18499.25-12.003. Liquidity Support availed from RBI # Amount (outstanding)Rate of Interest 8912at Bank Rate4. Liquidity Adj

March 22, 2001The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is Rs.46.68 on 22.03.2001. Based on the Reference Rate for US dollar and middle rates of the cross currency quotes at 12 noon, the exchange rates of major currencies against the rupee are given below : DateCURRENCY 1 USD1 GBP1 EURO100 YEN21st March, 200146.700067.110242.396638.0022nd March, 200146.680066.757141.846337.7500Note : The reference rate is based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks

The 10.50 per cent ten year State Development Loans in respect of ten State Governments opened for subscription for an aggregate notified amount of Rs.1650.00 crore on March 20, 2001. The subscriptions received aggregated Rs.1804.20 crore. Some subscriptions received at designated branches of State Bank of India/Associate Banks at District headquarters of the States are still being reported. As the loans of three States, viz. Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil

There were no bids received for repo and reverse repo auctions today, March 22, 2001 under Liquidity Adjustment Facility.N.L. Rao Asst. ManagerPress Release : 2000-2001/1311