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Forex reserves rise $14 bn over best week in 10 months
Business Standard
|January 24, 2026
“Around $3 billion forward short positions matured during the week which kept the rupee under pressure.
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There was no actual dollar buying from RBI. The foreign currency assets rose due to the $10 billion buy/sell swap.” said a senior executive at a brokerage firm.RBI's net short dollar positions stood at $66.04 billion
This story is from the January 24, 2026 edition of Business Standard.
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