“India’s forex reserves jumped by a record $44.903 billion to a new lifetime high of $785.706 billion during the week ended September 4, 2026,” the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday (September 11, 2026).

In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves increased $11.475 billion to a new all-time high of $740.803 billion.

The kitty had been declining since the start of the conflict in West Asia earlier this year, as the Rupee came under pressure and the RBI had to intervene in the forex market through dollar sales.

However, the reserves started increasing since the RBI announced concessional forex swap initiatives in June this year amid a sharp depreciation in the local currency. The move has yielded more than $136 billion in new flows.

For the week ended September 4, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased $47.498 billion to $648.168 billion, the Central bank’s data showed.

Expressed in dollar terms, foreign currency assets include the effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-U.S. units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in the foreign exchange reserves.

“Value of gold reserves decreased $2.594 billion to $113.816 billion during the week,” the RBI said, adding that the special drawing rights (SDRs) were down by $4 million at $18.806 billion. India’s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund was up $2 million to $4.916 billion at the end of the reporting week, according to the Central bank’s data.

India’s forex reserves jumped by $.293 billion to $696.61 billion in the week to December 26, the RBI said on Friday (January 2, 2026).

The overall kitty had increased by $4.368 billion to $693.318 billion in the previous reporting week.

For the week ended December 26, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by $184 million to $559.612 billion, the data released by the central bank showed.

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-U.S. units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in the foreign exchange reserves.

Value of the gold reserves jumped by $2.956 billion to $113.32 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were up by $60 million to $18.803 billion, the apex bank said.

India’s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was up by $93 million to $4.875 billion in the reporting week, according to the apex bank’s data.