Forex kitty jumps $3.8 bn to reclaim $700-bn mark

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Forex reserves rebound past $700 billion mark, driven by rise in foreign currency assets and gold holdings, signalling easing pressure on the rupee after recent volatility

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India's forex reserves jumped $3.825 billion to $700.946 billion during the week ended April 10, says RBI.

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In the previous reporting week ended April 3, the overall reserves had jumped $9.063 billion to $697.121 billion.

The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of $728.494 billion during the week ended February 27 this year, before the onset of the Middle East conflict which led to several weeks of a drop as the rupee came under pressure and the RBI had to intervene in the forex market through dollar sales.

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For the week ended April 10, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by $3.127 billion to $ 555.983 billion, the central bank's data showed.

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in the foreign exchange reserves.

Value of gold reserves increased by $601 million to $121.343 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were up $56 million to $18.763 billion, the apex bank said.

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