: After 10 straight weekly fall, Indias forex reserves rise by USD 4.23 billion #IndiaNEWS #Business Mumbai: Snapping 10 consecutive weeks of decline, Indias foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by

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After 10 straight weekly fall, Indias forex reserves rise by USD 4.23 billion #IndiaNEWS #Business
Mumbai: Snapping 10 consecutive weeks of decline, Indias foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by USD 4.23 billion to USD 597.509 billion for the week ended May 20, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
This is the first increase in Indias forex reserves in the past 11 weeks. The forex reserves had declined by USD 2.676 billion in the week ended May 13. Indias forex reserves have fallen sharply after touching an all-time high of USD 642.453 billion on September 3, 2021.
According to the Reserve Bank of Indias weekly statistical supplement, all the components of the forex reserves rose during the week ended May 20 led by a sharp jump in the foreign currency assets.
Indias foreign currency assets, which are the biggest component of the forex reserves, rose by USD 3.825 billion to USD 533.378 billion during the week under review, the RBI data showed.
Expressed in US dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-dollar currencies like Euro, UKs Pound Sterling and Japanese Yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.
The value of gold reserves rose by USD 253 million to USD 40.823 billion during the week under review.
Indias reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased by USD 51 million to USD 5.002 billion, and the value of Indias Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund rose by USD 102 million to USD 18.306 billion during the week ended May 20, the RBI data showed.

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