07-27-2006, 06:58 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Foreign Exchange Reserves</b>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
    Variation over
Item As on Jul. 14, 2006 Week
 Rs. Crore US$ Mn.Rs. Crore US$ Mn.Rs. Crore          Â
Total Reserves
7,55,011Â 1,62,659Â Â 2,077Â â601
(a)
Foreign Currency Assets
7,22,989Â 1,55,716Â 2,065Â â599*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(b)
Gold 28,479 6,180 â â
©
SDRs
2 â â â
(d)
Reserve Position in the IMF**
3,541 763 12 â2
            Â
* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies
(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown
as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended
April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best
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    Variation over
Item As on Jul. 14, 2006 Week
 Rs. Crore US$ Mn.Rs. Crore US$ Mn.Rs. Crore          Â
Total Reserves
7,55,011Â 1,62,659Â Â 2,077Â â601
(a)
Foreign Currency Assets
7,22,989Â 1,55,716Â 2,065Â â599*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(b)
Gold 28,479 6,180 â â
©
SDRs
2 â â â
(d)
Reserve Position in the IMF**
3,541 763 12 â2
            Â
* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies
(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown
as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended
April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Downhill journey.
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