India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by about $502 million in the week ended August 3. The forex reserves, comprising predominantly foreign currency and gold stood at $289.15 billion.

The reserves stood at $288.64 billion for the week ended July 27.

Since March-end 2012, the country’s forex reserves have dipped by about $5.2 billion. 

(This article was published in the Business Line print edition dated August 11, 2012)