MUMBAI: The
forex reserves touched a fresh life-time high of $375.71 billion after rising by $2.985 billion in the week ending May 5, helped by increase in
foreign currency assets, the
Reserve Bank said.
The reserves had risen by $1.594 billion to $372.73 billion in the previous week.
Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves, rose by $2.474 billion to $351.53 billion in the reporting week, the
RBI said.
Expressed in US dollar terms, FCAs include the effects of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies, such as the euro, pound and the yen, held in the reserves.
After remaining stable for past few weeks, gold reserves rose by $569.9 million to $20.438 billion, the central bank said.
The special drawing rights with the
International Monetary Fund decreased marginally by $0.4 million to $1.459 billion.
The country's reserve position with the Fund, too, declined by $58.4 million to $2.288 billion, the RBI said.
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