SME Times News Bureau | 23 Feb, 2019
The
Reserve Bank of India on Friday stated that India's foreign exchange (forex)
reserves increased by $150.2 million during the week ended February 15.
According to weekly statistical supplement released by RBI, the overall forex
reserves rose to $398.27 billion from $398.12 billion reported for the week
ended February 8.
Forex reserves comprise of Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs), gold reserves,
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and India's position with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
On a weekly basis, FCAs, the largest component of the forex reserves, edged
higher by $88.9 million to $371.07 billion.
Besides the US dollar, FCAs consist of 20-30 per cent of other major global
currencies.
The RBI's weekly data showed that the value of the country's gold reserves rose
by $78.2 million at $22.76 billion.
The SDR value inched down by $7.8 million to $1.45 billion, while the country's
reserve position with the IMF declined by $9.1 million to $2.98 billion.