Item |
As on June 4, 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 |
12,64,764 |
271,093 |
2,912 |
–877 |
5,099 |
–7,964 |
–58,471 |
–12,377 |
34,754 |
9,876 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets + |
11,45,993 |
245,552 |
–4,768 |
–1,711* |
–3,657 |
–9,133 |
–61,072 |
–13,031 |
–32,737 |
–4,815 |
(b) Gold $ |
90,220 |
19,423 |
7,843 |
886 |
9,032 |
1,437 |
4,833 |
1,131 |
44,803 |
9,819 |
(c) SDRs @ |
22,495 |
4,820 |
–128 |
–41 |
–101 |
–186 |
–1,633 |
–349 |
22,493 |
4,819 |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,056 |
1,298 |
–35 |
–11 |
–175 |
–82 |
–599 |
–128 |
195 |
53 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1167 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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