Forex Kitty Grows By $2.9 Billion To $550.14 Billion
The gold reserves decreased by $73 million to $39.938 billion.
India's forex reserves increased by $2.9 billion to $550.142 billion as on Nov. 25, making it the third consecutive week of a widening in the kitty, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.
In the previous week ended Nov. 18, the overall reserves had risen by $2.54 billion to $547.252 billion.
In October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion. The reserves have been declining as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments.
Foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, increased by $3 billion to $484.289 billion during the week to Nov. 25, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI on Friday.
Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-U.S. units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.
The gold reserves decreased by $73 million to $39.938 billion, it said.
The Special Drawing Rights were down by $25 million to $17.881 billion, the apex bank said.
The country's reserve position with the IMF was also down by $14 million to $5.033 billion in the week, the central bank data showed.