New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- India's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 3.293 billion in the week that ended December 26 to USD 696.610 billion, driven by a jump in both gold reserves and foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed.

Over the past few weeks, the forex kitty has been largely in an uptrend.

The country's foreign exchange (forex) kitty is hovering close to its all-time high of USD 704.89 billion, reached in September 2024.

For the reported week (that ended December 26), India's foreign currency assets (FCA), the largest component of foreign exchange reserves, stood at USD 559.612 billion, up USD 184 million.

The RBI data showed that gold reserves currently stand at US...