Foreign Exchange Reserves

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

The bill proposes the levy on all cross-border remittances made by non-citizens, including H-1B, L-1, and F-1 visa holders, as well as green card holders

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

In the sharpest jump in over two years, the country's foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 15.267 billion to USD 653.966 billion during the week ended March 7, the RBI has said. The overall reserves had dropped by USD 1.781 billion to USD 638.698 billion in the previous week. The reserves had been on a declining trend recently due to revaluation along with forex market interventions by RBI to help reduce volatilities in the rupee. The forex reserves had increased to an all-time high of USD 704.885 billion at end-September 2024. The sharp rise during the week under review is being attributed to the USD 10 billion forex swap undertaken by the central bank on February 28, when it bought dollars against rupee to inject liquidity in the system. During the week, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by USD 13.993 billion to USD 557.282 billion, the data released on Friday showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the eff

Foreign currency assets fell by $9.5 billion, while the value of gold reserves went up by $792 million

The RBI is expected to have sold net dollars worth $61.1 billion to protect the domestic currency

India's forex reserves dropped by USD 3.235 billion to USD 654.857 billion for the week ended December 6, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the reserves had increased by USD 1.51 billion to USD 658.091 billion, ending a multi-week decline in the overall kitty. The forex reserves had increased to an all-time high of USD 704.885 billion in end-September. For the week ended December 6, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by USD 3.228 billion to USD 565.623 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 decreased by USD 43 million to USD 66.936 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were up by USD 25 million to USD 18.031 billion, the apex bank said. India's reserve position with the IMF was also

The week ended Nov 15 saw a decline of $6.48 billion, largely due to foreign investment outflows and a decline in the value of gold assets

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

In the last five years, RBI gold reserves have increased from 618 metric tonnes to 854 metric tonnes