Forex reserves rise to $279 bn for week ending Oct 11

Foreign currency assets, key component of reserves, rise to $250.85 bn

Neelasri Barman Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 18 2013 | 6:35 PM IST
India's foreign exchange reserves rose in the week ending October 11 by $1.5 billion to $279.24 billion, shows Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released Friday.

Foreign currency assets, a key component of reserves rose to $250.85 billion, a rise of $1.53 billion during the week. Gold reserves remained unchanged.

For the week under review, the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) fell by $9.6 million to $4.43 billion, while India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund was down by $4.7 million to $2.19 billion.
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First Published: Oct 18 2013 | 6:33 PM IST

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