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Forex kitty drops $4.34 billion to $589.14 billion

Source: PTI
June 02, 2023 19:25 IST
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Falling for the second consecutive week, India's forex reserves dropped by $4.34 billion to $589.14 billion for the week ended May 26, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.

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In the previous reporting week, the reserves had declined by $6.05 billion to $593.48 billion.

It can be noted that in October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of $645 billion.

 

The reserves have been declining as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments.

For the week ended May 26, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, declined by $4.01 billion to $520.93 billion, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI on Friday.

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 dropped by $225 million to $44.90 billion, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by $84 million to $18.19 billion, the apex bank said.

The country's reserve position with the IMF was down by $17 million to $5.11 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed.

 

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