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Forex reserves down by $1.47 bn to $633.61 bn

January 07, 2022 22:57 IST
Source:PTI

The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $1.47 billion to $633.61 billion in the week ended December 31, RBI data showed.

In the previous week ended December 24, the reserves dipped by $587 million to $635.08 billion.

It touched a life-time high of $642.45 billion in the week ended September 3, 2021.

 

During the reporting week ended December 31, the decline in foreign exchange reserves was on account of a fall in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly data released on Friday showed.

FCA declined by $1.48 billion to $569.89 billion in the reporting week, the RBI data showed.

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 rose by $14 million to $39.40 billion in the reporting week, the data showed.

The special drawing rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remained unchanged at $19.11 billion in the reporting week, the RBI said.

The country's reserve position with the IMF was also unchanged at $5.207 billion in the reporting week, the data showed.

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Source: PTI
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