Forex kitty crosses USD 670 billion, but rupee falls by two paise
New Indian ExpressMUMBAI: The nation’s forex reserves have touched a new all-time high of $670.86 billion for the week ending July 19, adding $4 billion from the previous week, as foreign funds continue to flow in the country after the government bond inclusion into a global debt index last month. According to the weekly statistical supplement issued by the Reserve Bank Friday, the forex reserves added $4 billion to hit an all-time high of $670.86 billion as of July 19. Expressed in US dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Reflecting the rally in the bullion prices globally, gold reserves rose by $1.32 billion to $59.99 billion, whereas SDRs were up by $95 million to $18.20 billion, the central bank said, adding the reserve position in the IMF remained unchanged at $4.60 billion.