Item |
As on Apr. 30, 2010 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-March 2010 |
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 |
12,42,691 |
279,633 |
–3,174 |
157 |
–16,974 |
576 |
–80,544 |
–3,837 |
–21,357 |
27,931 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets + |
11,32,211 |
254,773 |
–4,123 |
–354* |
–17,439 |
88 |
–74,854 |
–3,810 |
–80,536 |
13,286 |
(b) Gold $ |
82,377 |
18,537 |
1,189 |
551 |
1,189 |
551 |
–3,010 |
245 |
36,020 |
9,306 |
(c) SDRs @ |
22,142 |
4,982 |
–75 |
–6 |
–454 |
–24 |
–1,986 |
–187 |
22,136 |
4,981 |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
5,961 |
1,341 |
–165 |
–34 |
–270 |
–39 |
–694 |
–85 |
1,023 |
358 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1111 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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