India's forex reserves jumped $14.136 billion to $707.002 billion during the week ended August 7, the Reserve Bank said on Friday (August 14, 2026).

The overall kitty had jumped by $10.512 billion to $692.866 billion in the previous reporting week ended July 31.

The reserves had expanded to an all-time high of $728.494 billion during the week ended February 27 this year before the onset of the West Asia conflict that led to several weeks of drop as the rupee came under pressure and the RBI had to intervene in the forex market through dollar sales.

For the week ended August 7, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased $9.946 billion to $574.625 billion, the central bank's data showed.

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include effects of appreciation or depreciation of non-U.S. units, such as the euro, pound, and yen, held in foreign exchange reserves.

It can be recalled that the central bank and the government had in July launched a series of measures, including the FCNR(B) scheme, to attract more forex flows into the country. The country has so far received $40 billion under the schemes, as per reports.

Value of gold reserves increased $3.995 billion to $108.738 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The special drawing rights (SDRs) were up $79 million at $18.745 billion, the apex bank said.

India's reserve position with the IMF was also up by $116 million to $4.894 billion at the end of the reporting week, according to the apex bank's data.

Published - August 14, 2026 10:34 pm IST