Foreign Currency Assets

India's forex reserves touch record $461.16 bn, surge $3.7 bn in week ended 3 January: RBI data

The country's foreign exchange reserves touched a record high of $461.157 billion, after it surged by $3.689 billion in the week to 3 January, according to the RBI data

Forex reserves soar $2.3 bn to touch all-time high of $453 bn driven by increase in foreign currency assets

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and the yen held in forex reserves.

Union Budget 2019: Foreign exchange reserves help govt influence monetary policy, act as first line of defence against economic slump

The foreign exchange reserves not only include banknotes but also deposits, bonds, treasury bills and other government securities.

Forex reserves down by $2.11 bn to $398.12 bn in the week ended 8 February: RBI data

The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.119 billion to $398.122 billion in the week to 8 February, due to fall in foreign currency assets, according to the RBI data

Reserve Bank of India net-seller of dollars in November, unwinding $644 mn on net basis

The rupee had a better run in the past fiscal, while it was one of the worst among its emerging market peers this fiscal year, which explains the reasons for Reserve Bank of India's intervention in the forex market

Forex exchange reserves down by $1.444 billion to $392.078 billion; gold reserves remain unchanged

Expressed in US dollars, foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as the euro, the pound and the yen held in the reserves.

Forex reserves drop $1.19 bn to $400.10 bn in a week owing to decline in foreign currency assets, gold cache

The decline in the country's forex reserves in the past few weeks is on account of the Reserve Bank of India selling US dollars to contain depreciation in the rupee, which touched a lifetime low of 72.11 against the greenback in intra-day trade on Thursday.

Foreign exchange reserves jump by $1.2 bn to $401.94 bn on increase in foreign currency assets

Foreign exchange reserves once again crossed $400 bn mark in previous week, after they rose $1.208 bn to $400.741 bn

India's forex reserves rise to $371.99 bn last week; overseas currency assets at $346.71 bn

Gold reserves during the week stood at $21.40 billion

Forex reserves dips by $1.68 bn to $369.6 bn in week to Sep 16

The reserves had touched a record high of $371.279 billion after it increased by $3.513 billion in the previous week