In the week that ended December 27, the country's foreign exchange kitty declined by USD 4.112 billion to USD 640.279 billion, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed.
India displayed a stupendous performance at the ongoing International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Budapest to claim two gold medals in both men's and women's events on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 26: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the world's largest jewellery groups, has been honored with the prestigious India Gold Conference (IGC) Responsible Jewellery House Award for 2023-24. This accolade, one of the most esteemed in the Indian jewellery
The dragged geopolitical crisis in the Middle East has spurred a rush into safe-haven assets such as gold. Historically, gold, as an asset, is considered a haven as it typically manages to retain or appreciate its underlying value in times of turbulence.
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 1.713 billion to USD 651.997 billion during the week that ended June 28, official data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday. The reserves are currently a tad lower than their all-time highs of USD 655.817 touched recently.
India's jewelry retail sector has surged to USD 80 billion (Rs 6400 billion) in the financial year 24 from USD 50 billion in 2018, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
In an about-turn from the economic liberalisation days of 1991 when India shipped out gold and pledged it overseas to avert a looming financial crisis, the country has now shipped in a little over 100 tonnes of its gold reserves held in the UK.
Gold, considered a safe haven asset for investment, has been in demand for considerable period of time, with its prices rallying to hit record highs every now and then.
The Reserve Bank of India added 5 tons of Gold to its reserves during March. The gold reserves of the central banks worldwide reported a net increase in their gold reserves.