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India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $4.84 billion to $702.78 billion in the week ended June 27, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday, July 4.In the previous week, reserves had declined by $1.01 billion to $697.93 billion. The reserves remain just below the record high of $704.89 billion reached in late September 2024. Foreign currency assets, the largest component of the forex reserves, reflect the impact of movements in non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen, the RBI said.Gold reserves fell by $1.23 billion to...

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $5.17 billion to reach $696.66 billion for the week ended June 6, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. This marks a rebound after a $1.24 billion decline in the previous week.The increase was primarily driven by a $3.47 billion rise in foreign currency assets, which stood at $587.69 billion. Gold reserves also contributed, increasing by $1.58 billion to $85.88 billion during the week. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) rose by $102 million to $18.67 billion, while India’s reserve...

The Indian rupee is emerging Asia’s worst performer this quarter and may continue to lag peers as the central bank aims to avert a depletion in its foreign-exchange reserves, according to analysts.The Reserve Bank of India had dollar repayments of about $73 billion as of April as indicated by its net short forwards position, a measure of the amount of greenback it has agreed to sell at a future date, according to the central bank’s latest data. It has narrowed from an all-time high of $88.8 in February. That may...

India's forex reserves increased $1.983 billion to $688.129 billion during the week ended April 25, the RBI said on Friday.This is the eighth consecutive week of a rise in the kitty, which had jumped $8.31 billion to $686.145 in the previous reporting week. The forex reserves had touched an all-time high of $704.885 billion in end-September 2024. For the week ended April 25, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased $2.168 billion to $580.663 billion, the data released on Friday showed.Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency...

Rupee on Friday climbed to a seven-month high, briefly breaching the 84-per-dollar mark, buoyed by sustained foreign fund inflows and strong domestic economic indicators. However, it failed to hold onto the gains and ended the day just 1 paisa stronger at 84.53 against the US dollar. In a session marked by volatility, the rupee touched an intra-day high of 83.76 — its strongest level since October 2024 — before slipping back. It opened at 83.98 and moved in a range of 83.76 to 84.55 through the day. Traders attributed the...

The Indian rupee gained marginally on Wednesday to end at 85.705 per US dollar, up from the previous close of 85.755, LSEG data showed. Dollar inflows, maturity of positions in the non-deliverable forwards market with a sharp focus on tariff announcement on India by the US kept the rupee in a 20-paisa range during the day, traders said.The currency opened at 85.69 to $1 and weakened up to 85.89 to $1 during the day, before closing slightly stronger, according to LSEG data. The dollar index was largely stable at 104.2.“There...