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RBI net sold $11.88 bln in FX market in Oct, most in 10 months
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--RBI net sold $11.88 bln in FX mkt Oct vs $7.91 bln sell Sept
--RBI's Oct gross FX purchases $17.69 bln vs $2.20 bln Sept
--RBI's Oct gross FX sales $29.56 bln vs $10.11 bln in Sept
--RBI's net outstanding forward FX sales $63.61 bln as of Oct 31
--CONTEXT: RBI net outstanding fwd FX sales $59.41 bln as on Sept 30
--RBI did not buy or sell in FX futures market in Oct
--CONTEXT: RBI net position in FX futures market nil in Sept
--RBI's Oct gross FX futures purchases $2.27 bln vs $1.31 bln Sept
--RBI's Oct gross FX futures sales $2.27 bln vs $1.31 bln Sept
--RBI's Oct 31 net outstanding FX futures sales were $1.45 bln
--CONTEXT: RBI's net outstanding FX futures sales were $1.61 bln as of Sept 30
NEW DELHI – The Reserve Bank of India net sold $11.88 billion worth of dollars in the foreign exchange market in October, the highest in 10 months, according to data released by the central bank Monday. This intervention by the central bank helped keep the rupee steady against the dollar in October after a 0.7% decline in September.
The central bank had sold $7.91 billion on a net basis in September and $9.28 billion in October last year. The RBI net sold dollars in the foreign exchange market for the fifth consecutive month in October.
On a gross basis, the RBI bought $17.69 billion in October, the highest in seven months. It sold $29.56 billion, the most in eight months. In September, the RBI had bought $2.20 billion worth of dollars in the currency market and sold $10.11 billion on a gross basis. The central bank says it buys and sells dollars in the foreign exchange market to curb excess volatility.
The RBI bought and sold $2.27 billion each on a gross basis in the currency futures market in October, 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 October was $1.45 billion, against outstanding sales of $1.61 billion in the previous month.
The central bank's net outstanding forward dollar sales rose to a five-month high of $63.61 billion at the end of October from $59.41 billion at the end of September. End
US$1 = INR 89.65
Reported by Shubham Rana
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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