NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves dipped for the fifth consecutive week by 8.578 billion U.S. dollars to 726.027 billion dollars during the week ended Oct. 9, showed the latest data released by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
According to the RBI's weekly bulletin, the Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs) decreased by 7.142 billion dollars to 597.605 billion dollars, while the Gold Reserves fell by 1.319 billion dollars to 105.094 billion dollars.
The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) also dipped by 109 million dollars to 18.548 billion dollars, and the country's position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) weakened by 10 million dollars to 4.78 billion dollars, showed the RBI data. ■
