Gold reserves dropped by Rs 24 million to Rs 46.151 billion, the RBI said
But the country's foreign exchange reserves were lower by $ 17.28 billion compared to a level a year ago
An aggressive push by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the slow but steady rise in yuan use for transactions has contributed to the international chatter around reducing global use of dollar
The surge was mainly on account of a $4.74 billion accretion to currency reserves that took them to $514.4 billion, shows RBI data
Forex reserves equivalent to six months' import bills are considered adequate for a growing economy like Bangladesh
A comfortable level of foreign exchange reserves will further bolster macroeconomic stability, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the bank's monetary policy decision on Thursday.
That is an increase of $5.98 billion from the previous week
India had fifth largest forex reserves in the world as of Feb 2023, says RBI bulletin
The central bank intervenes in the spot and forwards market to prevent runaway moves in the rupee's exchange rate against the dollar
Forward book surges $10.76 bn as central bank picks up dollars
The domestic currency has experienced turbulence since February due to apprehensions of more rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve
The reserves stood at $562.40 billion in the week to March 3
RBI's foreign currency assets up $1.2 billion to $497.1 bn last week
Following sharp increases in the reserves in November and December, the RBI's kitty has been declining for the past few weeks
India's foreign exchange reserves dropped USD 325 million to USD 560.942 billion as of February 24, making it the fourth consecutive week of decline in the kitty, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined USD 5.68 billion to USD 561.267 billion. In October 2021, the forex kitty reached an all-time high of USD 645 billion. The reserves have been declining as the central bank deploys the reserves to defend the rupee amid pressures due to various factors, mainly global developments. For the week ended February 24, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased USD 166 million to USD 495.906 billion, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI. 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 for the fourth
In the week gone by, the rupee depreciated 0.4 per cent against the US dollar, settling at 82.83 per US dollar on February 17
The reserves stood at $566.95 billion in the week to Feb 10, down $8.3 billion from the previous week
RBI likely sold dollars to shield rupee amid Fed hike concerns
Analysts say RBI sold dollars to protect rupee amid Adani crisis
IMF team which rejected the Sharif government's plan to manage the circular debt, has asked the cash starved Pakistan to end the unbudgeted power subsidies amounting to (Pakistani) Rs 675 billion