Foreign Exchange Reserve

India's forex reserve jumped by USD 938 million to USD 682.321 billion during the week ended May 28, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty dropped USD 7.511 billion to USD 681.384 billion. The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of USD 728.494 billion during the week ended February 27 this year before the onset of the Middle East conflict which led to several weeks of a drop as the rupee came under pressure and the RBI had to intervene in the forex market through dollar sales. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also made multiple public appeals starting May 11 to countrymen to conserve forex by cutting down on foreign travel, limiting fuel use and refraining from gold buys for a year. For the week ended May 29, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased USD 3.116 billion to USD 546.148 billion, the central bank's data showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include effects of appreciation or ..

The rupee rose sharply on lower crude oil prices and likely RBI intervention, even as India's foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest level in over a year

The central bank's reserves, despite being among the world's biggest, are facing tougher scrutiny from investors as the rupee hits record lows

Officials in the Prime Minister's Office and Finance Ministry have held discussions with the Reserve Bank of India on several measures that could be taken to limit the damage from soaring oil prices

In the previous reporting week, overall forex reserves had dropped by $10.28 billion to $688.05 billion

In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had dropped $11.413 billion to $698.346 billion

India's forex reserves dropped by USD 11.683 billion to USD 716.810 billion during the week ended March 6, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by USD 4.885 billion to an all-time high of USD 728.494 billion. For the week ended March 6, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by USD 9.880 billion to USD 563.245 billion, according to data released by the central bank. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in the foreign exchange reserves. The value of the gold reserves declined by USD 1.612 billion to USD 130.017 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by USD 146 million to USD 18.720 billion. India's reserve position with the IMF also fell USD 45 million to USD 4.828 billion in the reporting week, according to data.

India's forex reserves dropped by USD 2.119 billion to USD 723.608 billion during the week ended February 20, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had jumped by USD 8.663 billion to a new all-time high of USD 725.727 billion. For the week ended February 20, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by USD 1.039 billion to USD 572.564 billion, the data released by the central bank showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in the foreign exchange reserves. Value of the gold reserves dropped by USD 977 million to USD 127.489 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by USD 84 million to USD 18.84 billion, the apex bank said. India's reserve position with the IMF was also down by USD 18 million to USD 4.716 billion in the reporting week, according to

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But when capital flows are volatile, as has happened this financial year, even financing a low CAD can become challenging and put pressure on the currency

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The rupee fell to 88.44 per dollar, its lowest ever, amid strong importer demand and tariff worries, even as RBI intervened to contain volatility in the forex market

The RBI reversed its forex stance in June with $3.6 bn net sales, while rupee's REER stayed flat and forward dollar short positions dropped further to $60.39 bn

Trade policy outcomes in July, after the temporary tariff hiatus is over, and the future course of geopolitical events would likely shape the medium-term economic prospects

India's forex reserves rise by $4.5 billion to a seven-month high of $690.6 billion, driven largely by gold valuation gains amid continued rupee volatility

It examined the effectiveness of the RBI's forex interventions and found that the primary driver of exchange rate volatility in India is the fluctuation in portfolio flows caused by global spillovers

The reserves stood at $655 billion in the week ended December 6, having declined by $3.2 billion during that week

India's forex reserves dropped USD 1.31 billion to USD 656.582 billion for the week ended November 22, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said. The kitty had dropped a record USD 17.761 billion to USD 657.892 billion in the previous reporting week ending November 15. The reserves, which had hit an all-time high of USD 704.885 billion in end-September, have been declining for multiple weeks, at a time when the rupee has also been under pressure. For the week ended November 22, foreign currency assets -- a major component of the reserves -- decreased USD 3.043 billion to USD 566.791 billion, the data, which was released on Friday, showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound, and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Gold reserves increased USD 1.828 billion to USD 67.573 billion during the week, the RBI said. The special drawing rights (SDRs) were down USD 79 million to USD

The previous highest weekly fall in foreign exchange reserves was $15.5 billion, recorded for the week ended October 24, 2008, during the global financial crisis

Changes in foreign currency assets are caused by the central bank's intervention in the forex market as well as the appreciation or depreciation of foreign assets held in the reserves