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India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise By $2.52 Billion To Reach Record High Of $457.47 Billion
Swarajya Staff
Jan 04, 2020, 08:17 AM | Updated 08:17 AM IST
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India's foreign exchange reserves continued to rise during the week ended 27 December to touch a new record high.
The Reserve Bank of India's reserves rose by $2.52 billion during the week under review, official data showed on Friday (3 January).
According to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, the overall forex reserves increased to $457.46 billion from $454.94 billion reported for the week ended 20 December.
India's forex reserves comprise foreign currency assets (FCAs), gold reserves, special drawing rights (SDRs) and India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
On a weekly basis, FCAs, the largest component of the forex reserves, edged higher by $2.20 billion to $424.93 billion.
Similarly, the RBI's weekly data showed that the value of the country's gold reserves rose by $260 million to $27.39 billion.
However, the SDR value inched lower by $2 million to $1.44 billion, while the country's reserve position with the IMF increased by $58 million to $3.70 billion.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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