Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stated in a latest update that as at end-September 2024, the Reserve Bank held 854.73 metric tonnes of gold, of which 510.46 metric tonnes were held domestically. While 324.01 metric tonnes of gold were kept in safe custody with the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), 20.26 metric tonnes were held in the form of gold deposits. In value terms (USD), the share of gold in the total foreign exchange reserves increased from 8.15 per cent as at end-March 2024 to about 9.32 per cent as at end-September 2024.

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