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India’s forex reserves increased by $1.567 billion to $677.835 billion for the week ended April 11, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday (April 19, 2025).
This is the sixth consecutive week of a rise in the kitty. The overall reserves jumped by $10.872 billion to $676.
268 billion in the previous reporting week ended April 4, 2025. The forex reserves touched an all-time high of $704.885 billion in September 2024.
For the week ended April 11, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, rose by $892 million to $574.98 billion, the data released on Friday (April 19, 2025) showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-U.
S. units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Gold reserves surged by $638 million to $79.
997 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down $6 million at $18.356 billion, the apex bank said.
India’s reserve position with the IMF was up $43 million at $4.502 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed. Published - April 19, 2025 04:26 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit economy, business and finance / India / business (general) / Reserve Bank of India.
