A comfortable level of foreign exchange reserves will further bolster macroeconomic stability, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the bank's monetary policy decision on Thursday.
That is an increase of $5.98 billion from the previous week
India had fifth largest forex reserves in the world as of Feb 2023, says RBI bulletin
The domestic currency has experienced turbulence since February due to apprehensions of more rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve
The reserves stood at $560.94 billion in the week to Feb 24
India's foreign exchange reserves dropped USD 325 million to USD 560.942 billion as of February 24, making it the fourth consecutive week of decline in the kitty, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined USD 5.68 billion to USD 561.267 billion. In October 2021, the forex kitty reached an all-time high of USD 645 billion. The reserves have been declining as the central bank deploys the reserves to defend the rupee amid pressures due to various factors, mainly global developments. For the week ended February 24, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased USD 166 million to USD 495.906 billion, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI. 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 decreased for the fourth
In the week gone by, the rupee depreciated 0.4 per cent against the US dollar, settling at 82.83 per US dollar on February 17
The reserves stood at $566.95 billion in the week to Feb 10, down $8.3 billion from the previous week
RBI likely sold dollars to shield rupee amid Fed hike concerns
India's forex reserves increased by USD 1.727 billion to USD 573.727 billion in the week ended January 20, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. This is the second consecutive week of a rise in the kitty after the USD 10.417 billion jump to USD 572 billion during the preceding week. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of USD 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. In October 2022, the reserves had swelled by USD 14.721 billion during a week. During the reporting week, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by USD 839 million to USD 506.358 billion, 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-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreig
India's forex reserves zoomed by USD 10.417 billion to USD 572 billion as on January 13, making it one of the biggest weekly jumps in the kitty in recent times. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had dropped by USD 1.268 billion to USD 561.583 billion. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty reached an all-time high of USD 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. In October 2022, the reserves had swelled by USD 14.721 billion during a week. For the reporting week, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by USD 9.078 billion to USD 505.519 billion, 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-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.
India's current account deficit widened to a more than nine-year high in the July-September quarter on the back of high commodity prices, which pushed up the trade deficit, data from RBI showed
Forward purchase book shrinks $10 bln as RBI spreads out interventions
According to analysts, the increase in the RBI's reserves is owing to revaluation as well as the central bank's purchases of the greenback as it looks to replenish the reserves
Reserves rise for 4th straight week on revaluation, likely RBI dollar purchases
The RBI in the past has said changes in its reserves is a function of revaluation gains or losses, as well as market interventions
Pakistan has requested Saudi Arabia to urgently provide $3 billion in cash after its foreign exchange reserves fell to a critically low level
Sitharaman declined to describe specifics from the letter, but added that the government's top three priorities for 2023 will be "growth, health and education."
RBI said to have been actively buying dollars for the past couple of weeks, say currency traders
In the second consecutive week of an increase in the kitty, India's forex reserves have grown by USD 2.537 billion to USD 547.252 billion for the week ended November 18, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had swelled by USD 14.721 billion in the highest weekly rise since August 2021 to USD 544.715 billion. It can be noted that in October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of USD 645 billion. The reserves have been declining as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused by global developments. Foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, increased by USD 1.76 billion to USD 484.288 billion during the week to November 18, 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-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the