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RBI net sold $10.02 bln in FX market in Dec vs $9.71 bln in Nov
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--RBI net sold $10.02 bln in FX mkt Dec vs $9.71 bln sell Nov
--RBI's Dec gross FX purchases $18.33 bln vs $14.35 bln Nov
--RBI's Dec gross FX sales $28.35 bln vs $24.06 bln in Nov
--RBI's net outstanding forward FX sales in Dec $62.35 bln
--CONTEXT:RBI net outstanding fwd FX sales Nov were $66.05 bln
--RBI did not net buy or sell in FX futures market in Dec
--RBI's Dec gross FX futures sales $2.01 bln vs $2.58 bln Nov
--RBI's Dec gross FX futures purchases $2.01 bln vs $2.58 bln Nov
--RBI's Dec 31 net outstanding FX futures sales were 691 mln
--CONTEXT: RBI's Nov 31 net outstanding FX futures sale were $1.15 bln
--RBI: Rupee effective FX rate index 94.76 in Jan vs 95.14 in Dec
--CONTEXT: Real FX rate index for trade-weighted, 40-currency basket
MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India net sold $10.02 billion worth of dollars in the foreign exchange market in December, according to data released by the central bank Friday. The central bank sold $9.71 billion on a net basis in November and $15.15 billion in December 2024. The RBI net sold dollars in the foreign exchange market for the seventh consecutive month in December.
On a gross basis, the RBI bought $18.33 billion in December. It sold $28.35 billion, up from $24.06 billion in the previous month. In November, the RBI had bought $14.35 billion worth of dollars in the currency market. The Indian rupee posted a 0.5% decline against the dollar in December.
The RBI bought and sold $2.01 billion each on a gross basis in the currency futures market in December, which resulted in net position of nil, the same as the previous month. The RBI's net outstanding sales in the futures segment at the end of December was $691 million, against outstanding sales of $1.15 billion in the previous month. End
US$1 = INR 90.98
Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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