ndia's forex reserves jumped USD 2.561 billion to USD 644.151 billion for the week ended May 10.
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Mumbai: India's forex reserves rose by $223 million to a new all-time high of $689.458 billion for the week ended on September 13, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Friday.
The overall forex kitty had jumped by $5.248 billion to a high of $689.235 billion for the previous reporting week ended on September 6.
For the week ended September 13, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, however decreased by $515 million to $603.629 billion, the data 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.
Gold reserves increased by $899 million to $62.887 billion during the week, the RBI said.
The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) dropped by $53 million to $18.419 billion, the apex bank said.
India's reserve position with the IMF declined by $108 million to $4.523 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed.