Foreign Exchange Reserves

February 14, 2025 10:11 PM

India’s forex reserves rise for third consecutive week, reach $638.26 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves continued their upward trend for the third consecutive week, reversing a months-long decline, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. For the week ending February 7, the country’s forex reserves rose by $7.65 billion to $638.261 billion. This recovery follows a sharp slump that saw reserves fall in 15 of the previous 16 weeks, reaching an 11-month low. India’s reserves had been steadily declining since hitting an all-time h...

October 4, 2024 9:40 PM

India’s foreign exchange reserves cross USD 700 billion first time

India's foreign exchange reserves have reached an unprecedented milestone, crossing the USD 700 billion mark for the first time. According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, the reserves surged by USD 12.588 billion in the week ending on September 27, pushing the total to USD 704.885 billion. The previous high stood at USD 692.296 billion just a week earlier, marking a significant boost in India's economic buffer. This substantial foreign exchange reserve is a crucia...

September 16, 2024 5:58 PM

India’s foreign exchange reserves hit record high of $657.2 billion

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported on Friday that for the week ending July 5, the nation's forex reserves surged by $5.158 billion, touching an unprecedented $657.155 billion. This figure surpasses the previous record of $655.817 billion set just last month. The steady climb of India's forex reserves has been a consistent trend in 2024, with a cumulative increase of approximately $35 billion since the year's start. Breaking down the components, India's foreign currency assets (FCA), the ...

June 15, 2024 10:45 AM

India’s foreign exchange reserves touch fresh highs at USD 655.8 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves jumped USD 4.307 billion to touch a new lifetime high of USD 655.817 billion during the week that ended June 7, official data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed. The reserves have been rising on and off for a long time now. So far in 2024, they have risen over USD 30 billion, on a cumulative basis. According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's foreign currency assets (FCA), the biggest component of the forex reserve...

May 11, 2024 5:20 PM

India’s forex reserves rise USD 3.7 billion in latest week

India's foreign exchange reserves witnessed a significant rebound, rising by $3.668 billion to $641.590 billion in the week ended May 3, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This increase comes after three consecutive weeks of decline. Prior to the reporting period, the country's forex reserves had declined for three straight weeks, following a seven-week streak of growth that propelled them to an all-time high of $648.562 billion. The latest RBI data reveals that Ind...