{
  "id": 8266351,
  "title": "India's Forex Reserves Decline To $780.78 Billion After Record High Of $785.71 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/indias-forex-reserves-decline-to-780-78-billion-after-record-high-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T14:54:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-forex-reserves-decline-to-78078-billion-after-record-high-of-78571-billion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, September 18 - India's foreign exchange reserves dipped to $780.78 billion in the week concluding September 11, according to data published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. This decline follows a record high of $785.71 billion in the week ending September 4.\n\nThe significant surge in reserves occurred after a substantial increase of $44.90 billion. Prior to that, the reserves expanded by $11.47 billion in the week ending August 28, reaching $740.80 billion. The largest component of India's forex reserves, foreign currency assets (FCA), amounted to $648.17 billion in the week ending September 4. FCA holdings experienced a rise of $47.498 billion during the week, surpassing the levels from March and year-ago periods.\n\nThe Bank of Japan raised its interest rate to 1.25%, the highest level in three decades. India's holdings of gold and IMF reserves also saw changes. Gold reserves stood at $113.816 billion as of September 4, up $23.517 billion from a year earlier, though they were $1.580 billion below their March-end level. India's SDRs with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) totaled $18.806 billion on September 4, $184 million more than at the end of March and $64 million above the level a year ago. The country's reserve position with the IMF was $4.916 billion, increasing slightly during the week ending September 4, with a $108 million rise from March and $168 million above the year-ago level.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, Sep 18: India’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $780.78 billion in the week ended September 11, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. Forex reserves see movement The reserves had touched a record $785.71 billion in the previous week ended September 4, following a sharp increase of $44.90 billion. Before that, reserves had risen by $11.47 billion in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}