India's forex reserves at $313.534 bln on Apr 18

MUMBAI, April 25 (Reuters) - India's foreign exchange
reserves INFXR=ECI rose to a record $313.534 billion on April
18, from $312.367 billion a week earlier, the central bank said
in its weekly statistical supplement on Friday.

The central bank said foreign currency assets, expressed in
dollar terms, included the effect of appreciation or
depreciation of other currencies held in its reserves such as
the euro, pound sterling and yen.

The foreign exchange reserves include India's Reserve
Tranche Position in the International Monetary Fund, the
central bank said.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES (in million U.S. dollars)
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April 18 April 11 April 20

2008 2008 2007
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Foreign currency assets 302,988 301,820 196,632
Gold 10,039 10,039 6,784
SDRs 18 18 2
Reserve Tranche Position 489 490 463
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Total 313,534 312,367 203,881
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(Reporting by Mumbai Treasury Desk; Editing by Ramya
Venugopal)