India's forex reserves decline $5 billion to $721 billion: RBI data
India's forex reserves dropped by USD 5.011 billion to USD 721.016 billion during the week ended October 16, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty declined by USD 8.578 billion to USD 726.027 billion. The reserves touched an all-time high of USD 785.706 billion for the week ended September 4, driven by heavy greenback inflow as part of a special concessional swap for deposits from the diaspora through which banks raised a record nearly USD 133 billi…




