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Drop in India's forex reserves worrisome as inflows slow down: Economists

India's forex reserves declined to $553.1 bn in the week ended Sept. 2, their lowest since Oct. 2020 and down by $8 bn from the previous week, RBI data showed on Friday

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Foreign investors have bought around $700 million worth of Indian equities so far this month, after having poured in $6.5 billion in August.

Reuters Mumbai
India's foreign exchange reserves dropping to a two-year low is concerning for the economy as the pace of foreign inflows into the country's markets eases amid global monetary policy tightening, economists said on Monday.

India's FX reserves declined to $553.1 billion in the week ended Sept. 2, their lowest since Oct. 2020 and down by $8 billion from the previous week, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.

It was the biggest drawdown in reserves since early July, which analysts attributed to the central bank proactively intervening in currency markets to help the rupee after it

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