INDIA-RESERVES/(URGENT)

MUMBAI, July 3 (Reuters) - India's foreign exchange reserves INFXR=ECI rose to $264.584 billion as on June 26, from $263.652 billion a week earlier, the central bank said in its weekly statistical supplement on Friday.

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

Foreign exchange reserves include India's Reserve Tranche position in the International Monetary Fund, the central bank said. ------------------------------------------------------------ FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES (in million U.S. dollars) ------------------------------------------------------------

June 26 June 19 June 27

2009 2009 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ Foreign currency assets 253,732 252,808 302,050 Gold 9,604 9,604 9,202 SDRs 1 1 11 Reserve Tranche Position 1,247 1,239 527 ------------------------------------------------------------ Total 264,584 263,652 311,790 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Reporting by Mumbai Treasury Desk; Editing by Ramya Venugopal)