foreign exchange reserves
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday that India’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by $ 5.6 billion to $ 689.73 billion in the week ending October 31, 2025. In the previous week also, the reserves had decreased by $ 6.92 billion to $ 695.36 billion.
According to RBI, in the week of October 31, the largest part of foreign exchange reserves i.e. foreign exchange assets declined by $ 1.9 billion to $ 564.59 billion. In dollar terms, these assets also include the impact of the rise or fall of other foreign currencies like the euro, pound and yen.
decline in gold reserves
According to the Reserve Bank of India, the value of gold reserves decreased by $ 3.8 billion to $ 101.72 billion in the last week. It is worth noting that in October, the gold reserves had reached the record level of $ 100 billion for the first time, because at that time gold prices had increased in the international market, but later it declined. The apex bank said that the SDR decreased by $ 19 million to $ 18.64 billion. At the same time, according to the data, India’s reserves deposited in IMF increased by 16.4 million dollars to 4.77 billion dollars.
RBI regularly monitors the foreign exchange market and intervenes when necessary so that there is no unnecessary turmoil in the market. This is done so that there is no sharp fluctuation in the value of rupee. This intervention is not done by holding any fixed exchange rate, but only to maintain stability.
Pakistan’s forex reserves
By October 31, 2025, Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves have declined to $19,663.6 million. At the same time, the reserves with State Bank of Pakistan have increased slightly to 14,502.8 million dollars. The central bank said in its weekly report that its reserves have increased by $31 million in the week ending October 31.
But during the same period, the foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks have decreased by 55 million dollars, which came down to 5,160.8 million dollars. Last week (24 October 2025) the total foreign exchange reserves of the country were 19,687.6 million dollars. Of that, $14,471.6 million was with the central bank and $5,216 million was with commercial banks.