Small BusinessForex reserves dips by $1.03 bn to $285.34 bn
India"s foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.032 billion for the week ended November 20 to $285.344 billion.
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They stood at $286.376 billion in the previous week.
The foreign currency assets (FCAs) during the week declined to $261.878 billion as compared to $262.905 billion a week-ago, the RBI said in its weekly report today.
FCAs, expressed in US dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as Euro, Sterling, Yen held in reserves, the RBI said.
Gold reserves, during the period under review, stood unchanged at $17.5 billion, while the special drawing rights (SDRs) fell marginally to $5.266 billion, it said.
India"s reserve position in the International Monetary Fund stood at $700 million during the week, the central bank said.