The country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $2.19 billion to $631.95 billion in the week ended February 4, RBI data showed.
In the previous week ended January 28, the reserves had declined by $4.53 billion to $629.76 billion.
It touched a lifetime high of $642.45 billion in the week ended September 3, 2021.
During the reporting week, the surge in the foreign exchange reserves was on account of a rise in the Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, and gold reserves, according to Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly data released on Friday.
FCA increased by $2.25 billion to $568.33 billion in the week ended February 4.
Expressed in dollar terms, FCA 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 declined by $210 million to $39.28 billion in the reporting week, the data showed.
The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased by $98 million to $19.108 billion.
The country's reserve position with the IMF rose by $59 million to $5.23 billion in the reporting week, as per the data.
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