Sunday, March 29, 2009

Forex reserve swells to $253.83bn

india forex reserve went up to $253.83 billion for the week ended march20, $51 billion, compared to $248.72 billion in the previous week

The jump in reserves was primarily due to a $5-billion increase in foreign currency assets (FCA), which rose to $243.238 billion during the week from $238.16 billion in the previous week, RBI weekly data released today showed

Reserves had risen by $1.43 billion for the week ended March 13, after falling by $2.23 billion in the previous two weeks.

FCAs expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as Euro, Sterling and Yen, the central bank said.

India's gold reserves and special drawing rights (SDR), during the week, stood unchanged at $9.746 billion and $1-million respectively, RBI said.

The country's reserve position in the International Monetary Fund rose by $21-million during the week to $841 million compared to $820 million in the previous week, the RBI data said.

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