Item |
As on Feb. 26, 2010 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-March 2009 |
End-December 2009 |
Year |
Rs. Crore |
US$ Mn. |
Rs. Crore |
US$ Mn. |
Rs. Crore |
US$ Mn. |
Rs. Crore |
US$ Mn. |
Rs. Crore |
US$ Mn. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Total Reserves |
12,86,848 |
278,357 |
–7,958 |
–315 |
2,983 |
26,372 |
–36,387 |
–5,113 |
22,259 |
29,079 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
11,74,202 |
253,991 |
–7,079 |
–212* |
–55,864 |
12,565 |
–32,863 |
–4,592 |
–36,800 |
15,276 |
(b) |
Gold $ |
82,845 |
17,920 |
–879 |
–136 |
34,052 |
8,343 |
–2,542 |
–372 |
33,405 |
8,174 |
(c) |
SDRs @ |
23,360 |
5,053 |
— |
26 |
23,354 |
5,052 |
–768 |
–116 |
23,354 |
5,052 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,441 |
1,393 |
— |
7 |
1,441 |
412 |
–214 |
–33 |
2,300 |
577 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1155.75 crore /US$ 250 million invested in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK).
* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves.
For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004
has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.
@ : Includes SDR 3,082.5 million (equivalent to US$ 4,883 million) allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million (equivalent to US $ 340 million) allocated
under special allocation by IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
$ : Includes Rs.31,463 crore (USD 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009. |
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