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Informist, Monday, Mar. 23, 2026

 

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--RBI net bought $2.53 bln in FX mkt Jan vs $10.02 bln sell Dec 
--RBI's Jan gross FX purchases $28.00 bln vs $18.33 bln Dec 
--RBI's Jan gross FX sales $25.47 bln vs $28.35 bln in Dec 
--RBI: No net purchase, sale in FX futures market in Jan 
--RBI's Jan gross FX futures purchases $2.59 bln vs $2.01 bln Dec 
--RBI's Jan gross FX futures sales $2.59 bln vs $2.01 bln Dec 
--RBI's Jan 31 net outstanding FX futures sales were $610 mln 
--CONTEXT: RBI's Dec 31 net outstanding FX futures sale were $691 mln
 

 

MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India bought $2.53 billion in the foreign exchange market on a net basis in January, according to data released by the central bank Monday. This is the first time the RBI has bought dollars on a net basis since May. The central bank had net sold $10.02 billion in December.

 

On a gross basis, the central bank bought $28 billion in the foreign exchange market in January, up from $18.33 billion in December and the most in 10 months. It sold $25.47 billion in January in the foreign exchange market, down from $28.35 billion in December. The Indian rupee fell over 2% against the dollar in January.

 

There was no net purchase and sale of dollars in the currency futures market in January, the same as the previous month. The central bank bought and sold $2.59 billion each on a gross basis in the futures segment in January. The RBI's net outstanding sales in the futures market at the end of January were $610 million, against outstanding sales of $691 million in December.  End

 

US$1 = INR 93.98

 

Reported by Nandini Sinha

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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