India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $622.5 billion for the week ending on February 2, said Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday while announcing key decisions taken by the MPC.
Previously, reserves stood $616.73 billion for the week ending on January 26, according to RBI.
It can be noted that in October 2021, the country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of USD 645 billion. The reserves have been declining as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments.
Typically, the RBI, from time to time, intervenes in the market through liquidity management, including through the selling of dollars, with a view to preventing a steep depreciation in the rupee.
The RBI closely monitors the foreign exchange markets and intervenes only to maintain orderly market conditions by containing excessive volatility in the exchange rate, without reference to any pre-determined target level or band.
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