Forex reserves up USD 2.69 bn to USD 312.90 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 2.69 billion to USD 312.90 billion on the back of healthy jump in foreign currency assets (FCAs) in the week ended June 3.

The forex reserves had increased by USD 1.68 billion to 310.21 billion in the previous reporting week.

FCAs, the largest component of the total reserves, shot up by USD 2.035 billion to USD 280.91 billion for the week ended June 3, the Reserve Bank said in its weekly data released today.

FCAs, expressed in US dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of the non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen, held in the reserves, it said.

After remaining unchanged for weeks, India's gold reserves vaulted USD 601 million to 24.39 billion during the reporting week, the apex bank data said.

Both the special drawing rights (SDRs) and reserve position in the IMF also witnessed marginal improvements during the period under review, the RBI said.

The SDRs increased USD 32 million to USD 4.623 billion, while India's reserve position in the IMF was up by USD 21 million to USD 2.982 billion, the data showed.