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Gold reserves, foreign currency assets boost forex kitty by $4.4 bn

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December 27, 2025

India's foreign exchange reserves grew by $4.37 billion to $693 billion in the week ended December 19, driven by an increase in gold reserves and foreign currency assets, latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed.

- ANJALI KUMARI

The rise in foreign currency assets is attributed to the RBI's USD/INR buy sell swap auction of $5 billion conducted on December 16, with the transaction settled on December 18.

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