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Forex reserves zoom by $10.417 bn to $572 bn

Forex reserves zoom by $10.417 bn to $572 bn

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

India's forex reserves zoomed by $10.42 billion to $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 $1.268 billion to $561.58 billion. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex reserves drop $3.85 billion to $524.52 billion

Forex reserves drop $3.85 billion to $524.52 billion

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

India's forex reserves dropped by $3.85 billion to $524.52 billion for the week ended October 21, the RBI said on Friday. The overall reserves had dropped by $4.50 billion to $528.37 billion in the previous reporting week, and have been declining for many months now. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex reserves drop $4.85 bn to $532.66 bn

Forex reserves drop $4.85 bn to $532.66 bn

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

India's forex reserves dropped by $4.85 billion to $532.66 billion as on September 30, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. The reserves, which have been dipping as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments, had declined by over $8.13 billion to $537.52 billion in the previous reporting week. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex reserves rise by $1.66 bn to $586.41 bn

Forex reserves rise by $1.66 bn to $586.41 bn

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

India's forex reserves rose by $1.66 billion to $586.41 billion as of April 14, marking their second consecutive week of increase, according to the RBI data released on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves rose by $6.31 billion to $584.76 billion. For the week ended April 14, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by $2.20 billion to $516.64 billion, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI.

Forex reserves rise by $1.85 billion to $595.05 billion

Forex reserves rise by $1.85 billion to $595.05 billion

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.85 billion to $595.05 billion in the week ended on June 30, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. The overall reserve had dropped by $2.90 billion to $593.20 billion in the previous reporting week. In October 2021, the country's forex reserve had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex reserves decline $4 bn to $603.93 bn

Forex reserves decline $4 bn to $603.93 bn

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

Sliding from a lifetime high, India's forex reserves declined by $4.148 billion to reach $603.933 billion for the week ended June 18 due to a fall in gold and currency assets, RBI data showed on Friday. The forex kitty had surged by $3.074 billion to a record high of $608.081 billion in the previous reporting week. The foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, declined by $1.918 billion to $561.540 billion for the reporting week, as per data by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Forex reserves drop by $5.68 billion to $561.26 billion

Forex reserves drop by $5.68 billion to $561.26 billion

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

India's forex reserves dropped by $5.681 billion to $561.267 billion for the week ended February 17, the RBI said on Friday. This is the third consecutive week of a drop in the reserves after the $8.319 billion decrease in the previous reporting week to $566.948 billion. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex reserves drop by $8.32 bn to $566.95 bn

Forex reserves drop by $8.32 bn to $566.95 bn

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

India's forex reserves dropped by $8.32 billion to $566.95 billion for the week ended February 10, the RBI said on Friday. This is the second consecutive week of drop in the reserves after the $1.49-billion decrease in the previous reporting week. It can be noted that in October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex reserves fall by $1.4 bn

Forex reserves fall by $1.4 bn

Rediff.com18 May 2012

The gold reserves were unchanged at $26.61 billion, the apex bank said.

Forex reserves jump by $7.2 billion to $595.98 billion

Forex reserves jump by $7.2 billion to $595.98 billion

Rediff.com12 May 2023

The overall reserves had dropped by $4.53 billion to $588.78 billion in the previous reporting week. In October 2021, the country's forex reserve had reached an all-time high of $645 billion. The reserves have been declining as the central bank deployed the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments.

Forex reserves plunge by $4.67 billion

Forex reserves plunge by $4.67 billion

Rediff.com23 Dec 2011

The gold reserves remained unchanged at $28.041 billion, the apex bank said.

Forex reserves cross $600 bn mark for first time

Forex reserves cross $600 bn mark for first time

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

The country's foreign exchange reserves crossed the $600 billion mark for the first time after increasing by $6.842 billion in the week ended June 4, RBI data showed on Friday. The reserves surged to a record $605.008 billion in the reporting week, helped by a rise in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, as per weekly data by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In the previous week ended May 28, 2021, the reserves had swelled by $5.271 billion to $598.165 billion.

Forex reserves rise $4.23 bn to $597.51 bn

Forex reserves rise $4.23 bn to $597.51 bn

Rediff.com27 May 2022

India's forex reserves increased by $4.23 billion to $597.51 billion for the week ended May 20 on the back of a high accretion of core currency assets, according to RBI data. The country's foreign exchange reserves had declined by $2.68 billion to $593.28 billion in the previous reporting week ended May 13. During the reporting week, the rise in the reserves was mainly on account of an increase in Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, and gold reserves, as per weekly data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.

Forex reserves drop by $1.268 bn to $561.583 bn

Forex reserves drop by $1.268 bn to $561.583 bn

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

India's forex reserves declined by $1.27 billion to $561.58 billion for the week ended January 6, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. The overall reserves had increased by $44 million to $562.85 billion in the previous reporting week after two consecutive weeks of the slide. In October 2021, the country's foreign exchange kitty reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

Forex kitty drops to $698 bn; value of gold...crosses $100 bn

Forex kitty drops to $698 bn; value of gold...crosses $100 bn

Rediff.com18 Oct 2025

India's forex reserves dropped by $2.18 billion to $697.79 billion during the week ended October 10, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had decreased by $276 million to $699.96 billion.

Forex reserves jump by to $296.63 bn

Forex reserves jump by to $296.63 bn

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

The foreign exchange reserves rose by a robust $1.637 billion to touch $296.63 billion during the week ended December 14 on the back of healthy addition of core currency assets, the Reserve Bank said.

India's forex reserves down to $293.53 bn

India's forex reserves down to $293.53 bn

Rediff.com24 Nov 2012

India's foreign exchange reserves slipped marginally by $32.7 million to $293.53 billion, the Reserve Bank said.

India's forex reserves slip by $1.6 bn

India's forex reserves slip by $1.6 bn

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

The foreign exchange reserves slipped by a hefty $1.59 billion to $294.99 billion on the back of heavy decline in gold reserves and the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.

India's forex reserves slip to $293.97 bn

India's forex reserves slip to $293.97 bn

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

The foreign exchange reserves fell by $502.4 million to $293.97 billion due to fall in the currency assets, according to Reserve Bank data released on Friday.

Forex reserves swell by $2.91 bn to $564.06 bn

Forex reserves swell by $2.91 bn to $564.06 bn

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

India's forex reserves rose by $2.908 billion to $564.06 billion for the week ended on December 9, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had soared by $11 billion to $561.16 billion. This is the fifth consecutive week of an increase in the reserves.

Forex reserves drop $462 mn to $590.32 bn

Forex reserves drop $462 mn to $590.32 bn

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

India's forex kitty decreased by $462 million to $590.32 billion for the week ended November 10, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by $4.67 billion to $590.78 billion. In October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billio

Forex reserves dip by $5.87 bn to $590.59 bn

Forex reserves dip by $5.87 bn to $590.59 bn

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $5.87 billion to $590.59 billion in the week ended on June 17, the RBI data showed. In the previous week ended on June 10, the reserves had dropped by $4.6 billion to $596.46 billion. In the reporting week, the forex reserves fell due to a dip in foreign current assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves, and also in gold reserves, the data showed.

India's forex reserves up by $6.70 billion

India's forex reserves up by $6.70 billion

Rediff.com8 Jul 2011

The country's forex reserves jumped by $6.70 billion to $315.72 billion on the back of sharp increase in the foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday.

Forex reserves decrease by $587 mn to $635.08 bn

Forex reserves decrease by $587 mn to $635.08 bn

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

India's forex reserves decreased by $587 million to $635.08 billion for the week ended December 24, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous week ended December 17, the overall reserves had decreased by $160 million to $635.67 billion. The kitty had touched a lifetime high of $642.45 billion in the week ended September 3, 2021.

Forex reserves rise by $2.73 bn to $593.32 bn

Forex reserves rise by $2.73 bn to $593.32 bn

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

The country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $2.73 billion to $593.32 billion for the week ended June 24 on the back of a surge in the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined by $5.87 billion to $590.59 billion. In the week ended June 24, the forex reserves swelled due to an increase in Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves, and also in gold reserves, RBI said.

Forex reserves zoom to record high of $612.73 bn

Forex reserves zoom to record high of $612.73 bn

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $835 million to touch a record high of $612.73 billion in the week ended July 16, 2021, RBI data showed. In the previous week ended July 9, 2021, the reserves had surged by $1.883 billion to $611.895 billion. In the reporting week ended July 16, 2021, the increase in forex reserves was on account of the rise in foreign currency assets (FCA), Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly data released on Friday showed.

Forex reserves rise $441 mn to new lifetime high

Forex reserves rise $441 mn to new lifetime high

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

During the week, gold reserves decreased by $200 million to $26.709 billion.

Forex reserves set to top $655 bn by Mar

Forex reserves set to top $655 bn by Mar

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

As the central bank continues to increase forex reserves by running down the forward book which totalled $42 billion as of end-July, signalling its strong resolve to build a bigger reserve cushion to aid its expansionary, unorthodox monetary policy, the reserves are set to top the $655-billion-mark by March, according to a report. The forex kitty declined by $2.10 billion to $619.36 billion for the week to August 13 due to a fall in the core currency assets and gold, showed the latest RBI data. The reserves had risen to a lifetime high of $621.46 billion in the previous reporting week ending August 6.

Forex reserves hit new high of $ 427.67 billion

Forex reserves hit new high of $ 427.67 billion

Rediff.com7 Jul 2019

The reserves nearing $ 428 billion can take care of imports for almost 10 months, according to market experts.

India's forex reserves up at $280.19 bn

India's forex reserves up at $280.19 bn

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $21.1 million to $280.19 billion, the Reserve Bank said.

Forex reserves jump $5.9 bn to $595 bn

Forex reserves jump $5.9 bn to $595 bn

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

India's forex kitty jumped $5.929 billion to $595.07 billion for the week ended June 2, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. The reserves had dropped for two consecutive weeks and declined by $4.34 billion to $589.14 billion in the previous reporting week. It can be noted that in October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

India's forex reserves rises to $280.17 bn

India's forex reserves rises to $280.17 bn

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

India's foreign exchange reserves shot up by $960.2 million to $280.17 billion on the back of a healthy rise in currency assets in the week ended July 26, Reserve Bank said.

India's forex reserves fall to $279.20 bn

India's forex reserves fall to $279.20 bn

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

The country's foreign exchange reserves dipped by $0.985 billion to $279.20 billion, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.

Forex reserves hit fresh all-time high, cross $371 billion

Forex reserves hit fresh all-time high, cross $371 billion

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The three-year tenure of Raghuram Rajan saw the RBI adding a net of $92 billion to the kitty.

India's forex kitty drops $4.89 bn to $685.73 bn

India's forex kitty drops $4.89 bn to $685.73 bn

Rediff.com23 May 2025

India's forex reserves dropped $4.89 billion to $685.73 billion for the week ended May 16, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. The overall reserves jumped by $4.553 billion to $690.617 billion in the previous reporting week.

Forex reserves surge $5.27 bn to lifetime high of $598.16 bn

Forex reserves surge $5.27 bn to lifetime high of $598.16 bn

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $5.271 billion to touch a record high of $598.165 billion in the week ended May 28, RBI data showed on Friday. In the previous week ended May 21, 2021, the reserves had increased by $2.865 billion to $592.894 billion. While announcing the second bi-monthly monetary policy review earlier on Friday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the country's forex reserves may have crossed $600 billion currently.

India's forex reserves dive to $275.5 bn

India's forex reserves dive to $275.5 bn

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

India's foreign exchange reserves declined by a huge $2.23 billion to $275.49 billion on a sharp dip in the foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.

India's forex reserves up at $278.6 billion

India's forex reserves up at $278.6 billion

Rediff.com17 Aug 2013

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.434 billion in the week ended August 9, after dropping by $2.99 billion previous week, the Reserve Bank of India said.

Forex reserves up $1.196 bn to $293.84 bn

Forex reserves up $1.196 bn to $293.84 bn

Rediff.com12 Apr 2013

The total reserves stood at $292.647 billion in the previous reporting week.

Forex reserves climb $3.1 bn to record $516.362 bn

Forex reserves climb $3.1 bn to record $516.362 bn

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Gold reserves were up by $712 million to $34.729 billion.