The Reserve Bank of India under the Scheme of Liquidity Adjustment Facility, has announced one day repo auction and reverse repo auction in Government of India dated securities and treasury bills of all maturities of 91, 182 and 364 day Treasury Bills on August 28, 2001 (Tuesday) for scheduled commercial banks and Primary Dealers holding SGLAccount and Current Account with it at Mumbai. The eligible banks/institutions may submit separate applications before 10.30 a.m.

(Amount in Rupees crore and rate in per cent per annum)1. Call/Notice Money Market* (i) Volumes BanksPrimary DealersNon-Bank InstitutionsTotalBorrowings10557.008265.00 18822.00Lendings11053.001627.004325.2517005.25(ii) Interest RatesBorrowingsLendings (a)Weighted average rate7.047.05 (b) Range of rates6.00- 7.505.75- 7.252 Term Money Market*Volume(Turnover)Range of RatesBorrowings -Lendings -3. Standing Liquidity Facility Availed from RBI $ Amount (outstanding)Rate of

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : August 23, 2001 97011 11.15 % 2002 10.00 103.88 7.1424 97011 11.15 % 2002 15.00 103.89 7.1324 97011 11.15 % 2002 100.00 103.889 7.1328 9701

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91 day Government of India treasury bills for a notified amount of Rs.250 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 the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No.F.2(12)-W&M/97 dated 31 March 1998 issued by Government of I

The Reserve Bank of India under the Scheme of Liquidity Adjustment Facility, has announced one day repo auction and reverse repo auction in Government of India dated securities and treasury bills of all maturities of 91, 182 and 364 day Treasury Bills on August 27, 2001 (Monday) for scheduled commercial banks and Primary Dealers holding SGLAccount and Current Account with it at Mumbai.The eligible banks/institutions may submit separate applications before 10.30 a.m. o

(Amount in Rupees crore and rate in per cent per annum)1. Call/Notice Money Market* (i) Volumes BanksPrimary DealersNon-Bank InstitutionsTotalBorrowings16007.007715.00 23722.00Lendings16134.001542.005701.8023377.80(ii) Interest RatesBorrowingsLendings (a)Weighted average rate7.047.08 (b) Range of rates5.61- 7.255.07- 7.252 Term Money Market*Volume(Turnover)Range of RatesBorrowings185.006.50- 10.00Lendings5.009.75- 10.003. Standing Liquidity Facility Availed from RBI $

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : August 20, 2001 92005 12.75 % 2002 5.00 105.15 7.0876 92005 12.75 % 2002 10.00 105.15 7.0876 97011 11.15 % 2002 10.00 103.93 7.1216 97011 1

The Reserve Bank of India has on August 24, 2001 notified that no further purchases of equity shares of ICICI Bank Ltd. should be made on behalf of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in the primary/secondary markets without obtaining prior clearance of the Reserve Bank of India. The aggregate net purchase of its equity shares by FIIs has reached the limit of 22 per cent of its paid up equity capital. P.V. Sadanandan Asst. Manager Press Release : 2001-02/223 Monito

August 24, 2001The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is Rs.47.12 on 24.08.2001. 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 : Date CURRENCY 1 USD1 GBP1 EURO100 YEN23 August, 200147.120068.248643.065339.2024 August, 200147.120068.213343.154939.3700Note : The reference rate is based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks

There were no bids received for Repo and Reverse Repo auctions today (24.08.2001) under Liquidity Adjustment Facility.