Archive · 17 Jan 2026
India's Forex Reserves Rise Amid FPI Outflows
India's money saved in foreign currencies and gold, called forex reserves, went up by $392 million to a total of $687 billion in the week ending January 9.
The main part of these reserves, which is foreign currency, actually went down by $1.12 billion.
But the value of the gold reserves went up by $1.57 billion.
The Special Drawing Rights, which are like a special kind of money used by countries, went down by $39 million.
The money India has with the International Monetary Fund also went down by $13 million.
Meanwhile, foreign investors pulled out ₹14,266 crore from Indian stocks in the week ending January 16, despite domestic investors adding money to the market.
The rupee stayed mostly stable during this time.
Experts say this is because of global economic worries and other market trends.
India's forex reserves increased by $392 million to $687 billion during the week ended January 9.
Foreign currency assets decreased by $1.12 billion to $550.87 billion, while gold reserves increased by $1.57 billion to $112.83 billion.
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) decreased by $39 million to $18.74 billion, and the reserve position with the IMF decreased by $13 million to $4.76 billion.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew ₹14,266 crore ($1,182.70 million) from Indian equities during the week ended January 16.
The rupee traded in a narrow range between ₹90.14 and ₹90.27 per dollar during the week.
- Who
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)
- What
- Increase in forex reserves and FPI outflows from Indian equities
- When
- Week ended January 16, 2026
- Where
- India
- Why
- Not explicitly stated in the articles
- Total Forex Reserves
- $687 billion
- Increase
- $392 million
- Foreign Currency Assets
- $550.87 billion
- Gold Reserves
- $112.83 billion
- SDRs
- $18.74 billion
- IMF Reserve Position
- $4.76 billion
- FPI Outflow (Weekly)
- ₹14,266 crore
- FPI Outflow (Dollar Terms)
- $1,182.70 million
