India’s Forex Fall to $643 Billion, Steepest Decline in 3 Months: What Does It Mean for the Indian Economy?
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by $5.4 billion to $643.16 billion for the first time in eight weeks as of April 12, as per data released by the Reserve Bank of India. This is the steepest decline in Forex in over three months. Earlier, it rose by $32.5 billion over a period of seven weeks.
Key Points:
This is the first decline in Forex reserves in eight weeks.
The decline is the steepest in over three months.
The decline is attributed to the central bank's intervention in the forex market to control volatility.
The rupee settled at 83.47 against the dollar on Friday.
Reasons for the decline in Forex Reserves
The central bank has been selling dollars in the spot forex market over the last few sessions to prevent a large-scale depreciation in the rupee amid g...