Mumbai, April 20 -- India's foreign exchange reserves (Forex) rose USD USD 1.567 billion to USD 677.835 billion in the week that ended on April 4, extending gains for the sixth straight week, showed the official data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

According to the data released by RBI, for the week ended April 11, the foreign currency assets rose by USD 892 million to USD 574.98 billion. The foreign currency assets are the major constituesnts of forex reserves.

The gold reserve also saw an uptick as it surged by USD 638 million to USD 79.997 billion during the week, suggests the RBI data.

However, the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) saw a decrease by USD 6 million at USD 18.356 billion, the data shows.

According to the RBI est...