Foreign exchange reserves jumped by $1.088 billion, to touch $295.45 billion due to an increase in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India said in New Delhi on Friday.
In the previous reporting week, the reserves had surged by $954.6 million to $294.36 billion.
Foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, increased by $1.07 billion to $267.97 billion for the week ended March 7,
the RBI said.
FCAs, expressed in dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of the non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen held in its reserves.
The gold reserves remained stable at $20.978 billion, the data showed.
The special drawing rights also rose by $12.6 million to $4.481 billion, while the country's reserve position with the IMF increased by a $5.7 million to $2.017 billion, the apex bank said.
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Foreign exchange reserves jumped by $1.088 billion, to touch $295.45 billion due to an increase in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India said in New Delhi on Friday.