India's forex reserves rise to an all time high for week ending on May 17; up by $4.54 bn to $648.7 bn

India's forex reserves reached an all-time high of $648.7 billion as of May 17, according to the Reserve Bank of India. This follows a surge of $2.56 billion in the previous week. Foreign currency assets (FCAs) also increased by $3.361 billion to $569.01 billion. Gold reserves increased by $1.24 billion to $57.19 billion, while SDRs rose by $113 million to $18.16 billion.