India's forex reserves fall by $3.23 bn at $654.86 bn as on Dec 6

India's foreign exchange reserves decreased by $3.23 billion to $654.86 billion during the week ending December 6, 2024. The drop was mainly due to a fall in Foreign Currency Assets. Gold reserves remained relatively stable, while SDRs and the IMF reserve position saw minor increases. The RBI intervenes in the market to manage liquidity and curb rupee volatility.

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India's foreign exchange reserves declined by $3.23 billion during the week ending December 6, 2024, settling at $654.86 billion, the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday.

This marks a drop from the previous week's level of $658.09 billion. The decline was primarily attributed to a significant dip in Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), a major component of the reserves, as per the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by RBI.



FCA fell by $3.22 billion to $565.62 billion during the week.

Gold reserves, however, remained relatively stable, showing a marginal decline of $43 million to $66.94 billion. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) witnessed a slight increase of $25 million, reaching $1.

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