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Indian Forex Reserves Shoot Up By $2.5 Billion To Touch Lifetime High Of $575.3 Billion
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by around $2.518 billion during the week ending 20 November to reach a record high of over $575.29 billion, reports Financial Express. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s weekly statistical supplement, the reserves rose to $575.29 billion from $572.771 billion.
India’s forex reserves comprise foreign currency assets (FCAs), gold reserves, special drawing rights (SDRs), and the country’s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
On a weekly basis, FCAs, the largest component of the forex reserves, edged higher by $2.835 billion to $533.103 billion.
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.
The value of the country’s gold reserves declined by $339 million to $36.015 billion.
In addition to these, the nation's reserve position with the IMF also rose by $19 million to $4.680 billion, while India's special drawing rights with the IMF remained rose marginally by $4 million to $1.492 billion.
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