<h1>Reference rate publication for the US dollar sets the benchmark and determines cross currency and SDR rupee conversions.</h1> Publication of the Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the US dollar on October 28, 2016 set the official benchmark and, using that rate with middle cross currency quotes, produced corresponding euro, pound sterling and yen exchange rates against the rupee; the SDR Rupee conversion rate is to be based on the published reference rate.