India's Forex Reserves Fall By $7.5 Billion

India's foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest in over 20 months as the central bank stepped up its intervention to protect the rupee from tumbling past 80 a dollar. The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 7.541 billion to USD 572.712 billion in the week ended July 15, the Reserve Bank showed. In the previous week ended July 8, the reserves shrunk by USD 8.062 billion to USD 580.252 billion. During the reporting week ended July 15, the fall in the reserves was on account of a decline in the Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves, and also in the gold reserves, the central bank said. FCAs fell by USD 6.527 billion to USD 511.562 billion in the reporting week, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by RBI. Expressed in dollar terms, FCAs 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 USD 830 million to USD 38.356 billion in the reporting week. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) declined by USD 155 million to USD 17.857 billion, RBI said. The country's reserve position with the IMF decreased by USD 29 million to USD 4.937 billion in the reporting week.

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