New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- India's foreign exchange reserves rose marginally, by USD 1.033 billion in the week that ended December 5 to USD 687.260 billion, driven by a jump in gold reserves, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed.

Over the past few weeks, the forex kitty has been largely in a downtrend, except for a few.

Still, 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 5), India's foreign currency assets (FCA), the largest component of foreign exchange reserves, stood at USD 556.880 billion, down USD 151 million.

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