The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $2.539 billion to touch an all-time high of $355.947 billion in the week ended March 18, on account of rise in foreign currency assets (FCAs), the Reserve Bank said on Friday.
The reserves had touched a high of $355.46 billion in the week ended June 19 last year. In the previous week, the reserves had increased by $2.543 billion to $353.407 billion.
FCAs, a major component of overall reserves, increased by $2.505 billion to $332.504 billion in the reporting week, RBI said in a release here. FCAs, expressed in dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation and depreciation of non-US currencies, such as the euro, pound and the yen, held in the reserves.