India’s forex reserves lowest in 10 months after rupee crashes to all-time low of 86.04 against US dollar
Live MintIndia's foreign exchange reserves plunged for the fifth consecutive week to hit a 10-month low of $634.59 billion as of January 3. Data from the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday that the forex kitty declined by $5.7 billion in the reported week after falling by a cumulative $17.8 billion in the previous three weeks. Forex reserves have been on a declining trend for the last few weeks, and the significant plunge has been attributed to the central bank's revaluation and forex market interventions to help reduce the volatility in the domestic currency unit amid the latest all-time low. Indian rupee falls to record low of 86.04 against US dollar The rupee declined 18 paise to breach the 86 mark against the US dollar for the first time on Friday, January 10, as it failed to resist pressure from a stronger American currency and a huge outflow of foreign funds.