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India's forex reserves hit record high of $642.5 bn: RBI data
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India's foreign exchange reserves soared to a record high of $642.49 billion by March 15, marking a fourth consecutive weekly increase. Buoyed by robust economic growth projections and substantial overseas investments, the reserves provide a buffer against currency fluctuations and cover more than 11 months of imports.
India's foreign exchange reserves rose for a fourth straight week to hit a record high of $642.49 billion as of March 15, central bank data showed on Friday.
The reserves rose by $6.4 billion in the reporting week, after rising $20 billion in the previous three weeks.
The Indian economy is seen growing at 7.6% this year, one of the fastest among major global economies. This helped draw $20.7 billion in overseas equity flows in 2023 and $1.85 billion so far this year. In addition, India's inclusion on global bond indexes has drawn over $10 billion since late September.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has chosen to absorb most of these flows to avoid a sharp appreciation in the rupee, adding to its reserves, analysts said.
A large reserves pile gives the central bank the ability to manage the currency during periods of market volatility.
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India's forex reserves, including the central bank's forward holdings, can now cover more than 11 months of imports, a nearly two-year peak.
"India's external metrics remain healthy with adequate level of reserves combined with low current account deficit and low external debt levels," IDFC FIRST Bank economist Gaura Sen Gupta said, adding the current level of reserves are "more than adequate", providing cover from external volatility.
The forex reserves were boosted by the maturity of a $5 billion dollar/rupee swap that matured on March 11.
"The rise in FX reserves was due to maturity of the RBI's $5 billion sell buy swap," Sen Gupta said. "Moreover, RBI has likely made additional dollar purchase during that week to the tune of about $3 billion."
Changes in foreign currency assets are caused by the RBI's forex market intervention as well as the appreciation or depreciation of foreign assets held in the reserves.
In the week of March 15, the rupee fell 0.1% against the dollar and traded in a range of 82.6400 and 82.9525.
The rupee settled at a record closing low of 83.4250 on Friday, down 0.7% for this week.
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