RBI data shows India's forex reserves dropped $18.34 billion to $747.56 billion for week ended September 25

Key facts

• India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $18.34 billion to $747.56 billion in the week ended September 25, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• Foreign currency assets, the largest component of the reserves, declined by $15.57 billion to $615.41 billion during the week.
• India's gold reserves declined by $2.59 billion to $108.7 billion during the week.
• Special Drawing Rights fell by $97 million to $18.64 billion, while the reserve position with the International Monetary Fund declined by $86 million to $4.8 billion.
• In the previous reporting week ended September 18, the reserves had fallen by $14.88 billion to $765.9 billion.