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Forex reserves surge by $1.6 bn
February 14, 2004 13:35 IST
India's foreign exchange reserves surged further by $1.6 billion to cross the $106 billion mark for the week ended February 6.
The country's foreign exchange reserves swelled to $106.607 billion in the period under review, according to Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement released in Mumbai on Saturday.
The foreign currency assets also saw an increase of $1.535 billion to touch $102.315 billion, it said.
Forex market sources said the reserves have gone up due to fresh inflows and revaluation of the US dollar vis-à-vis other currencies.
RBI said gold reserves grew by $74 million to touch $4.289 billion while the special drawing rights remained static at 3 million.