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RBI net bought $7.41 bln in FX market in Feb vs $2.53 bln in Jan
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--RBI net bought $7.41 bln in FX mkt Feb vs $2.53 bln bought Jan
--RBI's Feb gross FX purchases $21.40 bln vs $28 bln Jan
--RBI's Feb gross FX sales $13.99 bln vs $25.47 bln in Jan
--RBI's net outstanding forward FX sales in Feb $77.67 bln
--CONTEXT:RBI net outstanding fwd FX sales Jan were $67.77 bln
--RBI did not net buy or sell in FX futures market in Feb
--RBI's Feb gross FX futures purchases $1.41 bln vs $2.59 bln Jan
--RBI's Feb gross FX futures sales $1.41 bln vs $2.59 bln Jan
--RBI's Feb 28 net outstanding FX futures sales were $522 mln
--CONTEXT: RBI's Jan 31 net outstanding FX futures sale were $610 mln
MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India net bought $7.41 billion worth of dollars in the foreign exchange market in February, according to data released by the central bank Thursday. The central bank had bought $2.53 billion on a net basis in January and had sold $1.62 billion in February 2025.
On a gross basis, the RBI bought $21.40 billion in February, down from $28.00 billion in January. It sold $13.99 billion in February, sharply down from $25.47 billion in the previous month. The RBI's net outstanding forward foreign exchange sales in February were $77.67 billion, up from $67.77 billion in January.
The RBI bought and sold $1.41 billion each on a gross basis in the currency futures market in February, which resulted in a nil net position. In January, it had bought and sold $2.59 billion each. The RBI's net outstanding sales in the futures segment at the end of February were $522 million, down from sales of $610 million in the previous month. End
US$1 = INR 94.1050
Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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