India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $471 million to $319.23 billion for the week ended Jan 2, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
In the previous week (Dec 26) the reserves had decreased by $287.5 million to $319.71 billion.
According to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, declined by $863 million at $294.53 billion in the week under review.
The foreign currency assets had lost $271 million at $295.39 billion in the previous week (Dec 26).
The RBI said the foreign currency assets, expressed in US dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as the pound sterling, euro and yen held in reserve.
India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the week ended Jan 2 fell by $0.2 million and stood at $1.13 billion.
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