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23-03-2013 |
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Forex reserves jump by nearly $2b to $292b |
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MUMBAI, 22 MARCH: India's foreign exchange reserves rose $1.96 billion to $292.32 billion in the week ended 15 March on the back of a healthy jump in currency assets, the Reserve Bank said today.
The reserves had slid by $224 million to $290.35 billion in the previous reporting week.
Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the forex reserves, were up $1.97 billion to $259.35 billion for the week ended 15 March, the RBI said.
FCAs, expressed in US dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of the non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen, held in the reserves.
The gold reserves remained unchanged at $26.292 billion, it said.
For the week under review, India's special drawing rights decreased $3.3 million to $4.349 billion, while its reserve position in the IMF slid $1.7 million to $2.321 billion, the apex bank data showed.
Source : thestatesman.net
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