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India’s forex reserves dropped by $5.693 billion to $634.585 billion in the week ended January 3, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday (January 10, 2025).

In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had declined by $4.112 billion to $640.279 billion.

The reserves have been on a declining trend for the last few weeks, and the drop has been attributed to revaluation along with forex market interventions by RBI to help reduce volatility in the rupee. The forex reserves had increased to an all-time high of $704.885 billion in end-September.

For the week ended January 3, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by $6.441 billion to $545.48 billion, the data released on Friday (January 10, 2025) 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 increased by $824 million to $67.092 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by $58 million to $17.815 billion, the apex bank said.

India’s reserve position with the IMF was down by $18 million at $4.199 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed.

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India’s forex reserves dropped by $3.709 billion to $701.176 billion for the week ended October 4, the RBI said on Friday (October 11, 2024).

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had jumped by $12.588 billion to an all-time high of $704.885 billion.

For the week ended October 4, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by $3.511 billion to $612.643 billion, the data released on Friday showed.

Expressed in terms of dollar, 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 $40 million to $65.756 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by $123 million to $18.425 billion, the apex bank said.

India’s reserve position with the IMF was down by $35 million to $4.352 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed.