(Amount in Rupees crore and rate in per cent per annum)1. Call/Notice Money Market*(i) Volumes BanksPrimary DealersNon-Bank InstitutionsTotalBorrowings132235111018334Lendings82102587355114348(ii) Interest RatesBorrowingsLendings (a)Weighted average rate9.329.40 (b) Range of rates7.00-11.008.00-10.302 Term Money Market*Volume(Turnover)Range of Rates21208.15-12.003. Liquidity Support availed from RBI # Amount (outstanding)Rate of Interest 9769at Bank Rate4. Liquidity Ad

Date of Auction :March 30, 2001I.Notified amount: Rs.100.00 crore II.Bids received (a) Competitive bids Number:17 Amount:Rs.174.00 crore (b) Non-competitive bids Number:3 Amount:Rs.200.30 crore III.Cut-off price:Rs.99.65 IV.Competitive bids accepted Number:13 Amount:Rs.100.00 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:18.38 (4 bids) VI .Devolvement on RBI:Nil VII.Non-competitive bids accepted (a) Number:3 Amount:Rs.200.30 crore (b)Partial Allotment Percentage:N.A. VIII.Weig

Date of Auction :March 30, 2001I.Notified amount: Rs.100.00 crore II.Bids received (a) Competitive bids Number:16 Amount:Rs.174.00 crore (b) Non-competitive bids Number:1 Amount:Rs.350.00 crore III.Cut-off price:Rs.97.86 IV.Competitive bids accepted Number:9 Amount:Rs.100.00 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:8.33 (2 bids) VI .Devolvement on RBI:NIL VII.Non-competitive bids accepted (a) Number:1 Amount:Rs.350.00 crore (b)Partial Allotment Percentage:N.A.N.L. Rao Ass

March 30, 2001The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is Rs.46.64 on 30.03.2001. 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 YEN29 March, 200146.660066.996841.364138.0330 March, 200146.640066.525041.017537.4300Note : The reference rate is based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in

The results of the RBI Repos/Reverse Repo auctions held on March 30, 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) Nil NA 32 50152. Applications accepted for four day repo period (i) Number (ii) Amount (Face Value in Rs.crore) (iii) Cut-off Rate (per cent) Nil NA NA 32 5015 9.00

(Amount in Rupees crore and rate in per cent per annum)1. Call/Notice Money Market*(i) Volumes BanksPrimary DealersNon-Bank InstitutionsTotalBorrowings179737820025793Lendings103084621466019589(ii) Interest RatesBorrowingsLendings (a)Weighted average rate9.199.36 (b) Range of rates8.40-10.608.50-10.302 Term Money Market*Volume(Turnover)Range of Rates26877.50-11.503. Liquidity Support availed from RBI # Amount (outstanding)Rate of Interest 9734at Bank Rate4. Liquidity A

The results of the auction of 11.43 per cent Government Stock, 2015 held on March 29, 2001 are : Auction Results I.Notified amount: Rs.3000.00 crore II.Bids received (i) Number:161 (ii) Amount:Rs.4397.13 crore III.Cut-off Price:Rs.103.70 (YTM) (10.9096%)IV.Bids accepted (i) Number:57 (ii) Amount:Rs.1089.13 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:NA VI.Devolvement on Primary Dealers:Rs.1910.87 crore (in fulfillment of underwriting commitment) VII.Devolvement on RBI:Nil VI

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23, 2001 00008 10.70 % 2020 0.15 100.05 10.6915 Contract Date : March 27, 2001 98013 11.55 % 2001 5.00 100.65 8.8812 98013 11.55 % 20

The Reserve Bank of India has on a request from the Government of Gujarat, extended the relaxations on the limits of Ways and Means Advances and the terms of the Overdraft regulations for a further period of one month. The relaxations will continue till the end of April 2001 and will enable the Government of Gujarat to meet the expenditure on rehabilitation and reconstruction measures. It may be recalled that earlier, in view of the unprecedented calamity in the State

The Reserve Bank of India has advised all primary cooperative banks that they should close their annual accounts for the year ending March 31, 2001 on April 1, 2001. As such, primary urban cooperative banks will function normally on April 3, 2001 in those states where April 2, 2001 has been declared a holiday under the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 on account of Ram Navami. In other states, the normal working day for these banks will be April 2, 2001. In other words,