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RBI data released on 4 September 2026 showed India's foreign exchange reserves at an all-time high of $740.803 billion for the week ended 28 August 2026.
Reserves rose $11.475 billion in the week, following a $12.422 billion jump the week before to $729.328 billion.
Foreign currency assets, the largest component, gained $9.337 billion to $600.670 billion.
Gold reserves rose $2.191 billion to $116.409 billion, while SDRs and the IMF reserve position both fell.
Compared with end-March 2026, total reserves are up $49.696 billion.
Reserves peak at $728.494 billion, the record at that point.
Base against which the financial year's gain of $49.696 billion is measured.
Reserves jump $12.422 billion to a then-record $729.328 billion.
Reserves rise a further $11.475 billion to an all-time high of $740.803 billion.
RBI publishes the figures in its Weekly Statistical Supplement.
Reserves have four components: foreign currency assets, gold, Special Drawing Rights and the reserve position in the IMF. FCA is by far the largest and is held in currencies such as the euro, pound and yen, so its dollar value shifts with exchange rates as well as with actual transactions.
Simple Analogy: A household's savings split across cash, gold, and two accounts it can draw on.
Holds and manages India's foreign exchange reserves, intervenes in the currency market, and publishes reserves data weekly
Issues Special Drawing Rights and maintains members' reserve positions, two of the four components of India's reserves
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Which of the following has/have occurred in India after its liberalization of economic policies in 1991? 1. Share of agriculture in GDP increased enormously. 2. Share of India's exports in world trade increased. 3. FDI inflows increased. 4. India's foreign exchange reserves increased enormously. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: 2, 3 and 4 only
The largest component of reserves, held in currencies such as the euro, pound and yen; its dollar value moves with exchange rates as well as transactions.
An international reserve asset created by the IMF, allocated to members and usable to obtain freely usable currencies.
The portion of a member country's quota with the IMF that it can draw on unconditionally; counted as part of reserves.