New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- India's foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.334 billion to settle at $700.236 billion for the week ending September 26, 2025, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.

This decrease follows a prior drop of $396 million in the previous reporting week, which had brought total kitty to $702.57 billion.

A significant factor in the overall decline was the foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the reserves. FCA decreased by $4.393 billion to $581.757 billion during the reporting week, the data released by the RBI showed.

These assets when expressed in US dollar terms, are affected by the appreciation or depreciation of non-US units such as the euro, pound and yen that are...