India's forex reserves rise $4.84 bn to $702.78 bn

Fri, 04 July 2025

19:53

India's forex reserves were up by $4.84 billion to $702.78 billion for the week ended June 27, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday.

In the previous reporting week, the foreign exchange reserves had dropped by $1.01 billion to $697.93 billion.

The forex reserves had touched an all-time high of $704.885 billion in end-September 2024.

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 gold reserves were down by $1.23 billion to $84.5 billion during the week ended June 27, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights increased by $158 million to $18.83 billion, the apex bank said. -- PTI

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