India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 1.774 billion to USD 595.954 billion for the week ended May 6 on the again of a fall within the core forex belongings, in keeping with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) knowledge launched on Friday.
In the earlier reporting week, the general reserves had declined by USD 2.695 billion to USD 597.728 billion, falling under the USD 600 billion mark.
At a time when the forex is underneath stress resulting from heavy outflow by overseas traders, RBI is reportedly intervening throughout all markets to defend the forex. The overseas alternate reserves declined by USD 28.05 billion within the six months to March 2022.
During the reporting week, the autumn within the reserves was on account of a decline within the Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), a significant element of the general reserves, and gold reserves, as per RBI’s weekly knowledge.
FCA dropped by USD 1.968 billion to USD 530.855 billion within the week ended May 6.
Expressed in greenback phrases, the overseas forex belongings embrace the impact of appreciation or depreciation of non-US items just like the euro, pound and yen held within the overseas alternate reserves.
Gold reserves elevated by USD 135 million to USD 41.739 billion within the reporting week, the info confirmed.
The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jumped by USD 70 million to USD 18.370 billion.
The nation’s reserve place with the IMF decreased by USD 11 million to USD 4.99 billion within the reporting week, the info confirmed.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”