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

October 18, 2025 00:56 IST
Source:PTI  -  Edited By: Nandita Malik
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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.

Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters

In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had decreased by $276 million to $699.96 billion.

For the week ended October 10, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by $5.61 billion to $572.10 billion, the 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.

Value of the gold reserves jumped by $3.6 billion to $102.37 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by $130 million to $18.68 billion, the apex bank data said.

India's reserve position with the IMF was also down by $36 million at $4.63 billion in the reporting week, it showed.

Source: PTI  -  Edited By: Nandita Malik
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