Mumbai: India foreign exchange reserves
increased by USD 1.287-billion to USD 277.649-billion for the
week ended September 4 as compared to USD 276.362-billion in
the previous week.
The country's foreign currency assets rose to USD
261.657-billion, up by USD 1.134-billion in the week as
compared to USD 260.523-billion in the previous week, RBI said
in its weekly data.
Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms
include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US
currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves, RBI
said.
During the week, gold reserves rose by USD 157-million
to USD 9.828-billion.
The Special Drawing Rights (SDR) decreased by USD
3-million to USD 4.818-billion in the week as compared to USD
4.821-billion in the previous week, the central bank said.
The country's reserves position in the international
monetary fund dipped by USD 1-million to USD 1.346-billion as
against USD 1.347-billion in the previous week, RBI said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, September 11, 2009, 20:52