Forex reserves rise by $7 billion to hit record high of $681.69 billion | Finance News – Business Standard

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The overall reserves had jumped by $4.546 billion to $674.664 billion in the previous reporting week

India’s reserve position with the IMF was up by $30 million to $4.68 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed. Photo: Bloomberg

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India’s forex reserves jumped by $7.023 billion to touch a new high of $681.688 billion in the week ended August 23, the RBI said on Friday.

The overall reserves had jumped by $4.546 billion to $674.664 billion in the previous reporting week.

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The previous all-time high for the overall reserves was recorded at $674.919 billion as on August 2.

For the week ended August 23, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by $5.983 billion to $597.552 billion, the data released on Friday showed.

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.