Foreign Exchange Reserves

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India's forex reserves jumped USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion during the week ended April 10, says RBI. In the previous reporting week ended April 3, the overall reserves had jumped USD 9.063 billion to USD 697.121 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. For the week ended April 10, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by USD 3.127 billion to USD 555.983 billion, the central bank's data showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in the foreign exchange reserves. Value of gold reserves increased by USD 601 million to USD 121.343 billion during the week, the

Forex reserves decline sharply amid RBI intervention to stabilise rupee; foreign currency assets fall in FY26 even as gold reserves rise

India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $11.7 billion to $716.8 billion in the week ended March 6, mainly due to a decline in foreign currency assets, RBI data showed

At $701 billion, reserves at 13-week high; shy of all-time high of $705 billion

India's forex reserves increased by USD 392 million to USD 687.19 billion during the week ended January 9, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had dropped by USD 9.809 billion to USD 686.80 billion. For the week ended January 9, foreign currency assets, a major component of reserves, decreased by USD 1.124 billion to USD 550.866 billion, the central bank's data 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 jumped by USD 1.568 billion to USD 112.83 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by USD 39 million to USD 18.739 billion, the apex bank said. India's reserve position with the IMF was down by USD 13 million to USD 4.758 billion in the reporting week, according to the apex bank's data.

The rupee closed at 90.1525 per dollar, little changed from 90.1625 in the previous session

The previous largest weekly decline was recorded in the week ended November 15, 2024

The reserves had hit a record high of $705 billion in September 2024

The reserves had hit a record high of $705 billion in September 2024

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $4.7 billion to $693 billion for the week ending August 8, boosted by an increase in foreign currency assets, gold reserves, and IMF holdings

India posted a $13.5 billion current account surplus in Q4FY25, the first in three quarters, aided by strong services exports and a decline in primary income outflows

RBI net sold $34.5 billion in FY25 to stabilise the rupee amid US dollar strength, with forex reserves dipping and experts predicting record surplus transfer to government

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RBI added nearly 58 tonnes of gold in FY25, with most stored abroad; gold now accounts for close to 12 per cent of total foreign exchange reserves

The reserves had hit a record high of $705 billion in September 2024

India's forex reserves increased by USD 1.567 billion to USD 677.835 billion for the week ended April 11, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. This is the sixth consecutive week of a rise in the kitty. The overall reserves jumped by USD 10.872 billion to USD 676.268 billion in the previous reporting week ended April 4. The forex reserves touched an all-time high of USD 704.885 billion in September 2024. For the week ended April 11, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, rose by USD 892 million to USD 574.98 billion, the data 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 surged by USD 638 million to USD 79.997 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down USD 6 million at USD 18.356 billion, the apex bank said. India's reserve position with the

Foreign currency assets increased due to inflows and revaluation as the dollar weakened over the week, said market participants