Friday June 1, 7:29 PM
India's forex reserves at $204.934 bln on May 25
MUMBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - India's foreign exchange
reserves rose to a record $204.934 billion on May 25, from
$203.982 billion a week earlier, the Reserve Bank of India said
in its weekly statistical supplement on Friday.
The central bank said foreign currency assets expressed in
U.S. dollar terms included the effect of appreciation or
depreciation of other currencies held in its reserves such as
the euro, pound sterling and yen.
The foreign exchange reserves include India's Reserve
Tranche Position in the International Monetary Fund, the
central bank said.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES (in million U.S. dollars)
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May 25 May 18 May 26
2007 2007 2006
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Foreign currency assets 197,438 196,485 155,509
Gold 7,036 7,036 6,301
SDRs 1 1 -
Reserve Tranche Position 459 460 782
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Total 204,934 203,982 162,592
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