11.6.16

RBI's forex kitty hits record $364bn

India's foreign exchange re serves hit a record high at $363.5 billion for the week ended June 3, mostly due to the RBI taking delivery of its forward-dollar contracts and dollar buying in spot foreign exchange markets, analysts said.
The RBI's reserves increased by $3 billion last week from $360.2 billion a week before, official data showed. One analyst said the RBI had $1.8 billion in forwards maturing for the end of May , which may have led to the increase in reserves.
Valuation adjustment for other foreign currencies in the reserves may also have led to the increase, analysts said.

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