New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- India's foreign exchange reserves declined by $1.8 billion to settle at $686.2 billion for the week ending 28 November, 2025, according to the latest weekly data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

This decrease follows a prior drop of $4.4 billion in the previous reporting week (November 21), which had brought the total kitty down to $688.1 billion, the official report noted. This slump was driven by a decrease in both foreign currency assets and gold reserves.

Over the past many weeks, the forex kitty has been largely in a downtrend.

A significant factor in the overall decline of the kitty was the foreign currency assets (FCA), the largest component of the reserves. FCA decreased by $3.5 billion to $557 ...