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India’s forex reserves shed $60 billion in six weeks as RBI steps in to support rupee, one of Asia’s worst-performing currencies this year

India’s foreign exchange reserves shaved off about $60 billion in the past six weeks on account of Reserve Bank of India’s aggressive intervention on the…

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India’s forex reserves drop by $8.58 billion to $726.03 billion in week ended October 9: RBI

India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $8.578 billion to $726.027 billion in the week ended October 9, according to data released by the Reserve Bank…

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Pressure on the rupee has mounted since the Iran war broke out a month ago. (Reuters)
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India forces banks to unwind rupee bets, squeezing short sellers| Business News

India has moved to curb speculative bets against the rupee, taking one of its most forceful steps in over a decade as the cost of…

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A man walks past a logo of the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian Rupee inside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. By selling US Treasury holdings, RBI can then use the funding to purchase rupees to strengthen its value. (Reuters)
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India offloads US bonds, piles up gold in pivot away from dollar assets| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India’s holdings of US Treasury bonds have fallen to a five-year low as India pushes to support rupee versus the US…

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The gold's share in India's forex reserves has almost doubled over the past decade—from below 7% to nearly 15%. (Bloomberg)
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India gold reserves top $100 billion on surging bullion prices, forex down| Business News

India’s gold reserves crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest forex reserves data, buoyed by…

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