India’s central bank likely sold $12 billion gold reserve in just two weeks to support the rupee – BE report

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(Kitco News) – The Reserve Bank of India likely sold $12 billion of its gold reserves and bought $7.5 billion in foreign currency assets during the two weeks ending May 22, according to a new report ...

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published Tuesday, drew on publicly available data to infer that India’s central bank appears to have offloaded a substantial portion of its gold holdings to shield its foreign currency assets from the cascading fallout of the war in the Middle East.The fall came despite the recent hike in import duties on the precious metal, which should have served to boost the value of the RBI’s holdings of bullion and dollars, suggesting the RBI was selling gold, Gupta said.The RBI did not immediately respond to media inquiries seeking confirmation.“The purported sales underscore policymakers’ concerns about the pressure India is facing from sustained capital outflows and higher oil prices as the Iran war and effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz drag on,” the Bloomberg report noted. “They also show the RBI is prioritizing reserves of liquid foreign currency as a wider current-account deficit weighs on the rupee.”RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra is weighing all options available to stabilize the rupee, including an interest-rate hike and raising dollars from investors overseas, Bloomberg News reported earlier. “The RBI’s interventions in the foreign exchange markets have had some effect, helping the rupee outperform most peers in Asia since May 20, when the currency fell to an all-time low,” the report noted. “The rupee was down 0.2 per cent to 95.17 on Tuesday.”India is the world’s third-largest oil importer, and the nation is burning through foreign currency as the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up its energy costs and weakens the currency. Gupta said the RBI will likely continue rebuilding forex reserves to the degree they can. “Periods of dollar weakness, renewed foreign-capital inflows, or lower oil prices would create opportunities to add to foreign currency assets,” he wrote. At the end of March, India’s central bank held 880.52 tonnes of gold, of which 77% was held domestically, with most of its overseas holdings stored at the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements, according to the RBI’s latest foreign exchange report from April.Authorities are expected to unveil further measures to support the rupee as soon as this week.This month’s sudden changes to import policies in the world’s second-largest gold and silver market have triggered a cascade of impacts across India’s metals and currency markets.“Recent domestic policy measures aimed at preserving national reserves and regulating precious metal inflows have sparked discussions among investors and market participants regarding their potential impact on local supply dynamics, price transmission, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) valuations,” wrote Mariya Paliwala, Senior Editor at Juris Hour. Paliwala said the most immediate impact of the policy announcement has been seen in domestic prices. “Despite the increase in import duties, market prices did not react proportionately in the initial phase,” she said, citing an industry source who noted that despite the net 9% increase in duties, prices only rose between 5% and 6% in the immediate wake of the announcement, which they attribute to “existing inventories purchased at earlier rates and available with comfortable margins” as well as “weak consumer willingness to absorb a sudden and sharp increase in prices.”However, as those existing lower-cost stocks dwindle, domestic gold and silver prices are expected to reflect the full brunt of the higher import duties.Other analysts are looking to broader changes in the global macroeconomic landscape – including the resolution of the Iran conflict – as the main catalyst to propel prices significantly higher over the medium term.“Beyond price movement, market experts are paying close attention to a different risk area — ETF premiums,” Paliwala said. “These premiums represent the additional amount investors pay above the underlying net asset value (NAV) of the assets held by the fund. Restrictions on silver imports have generated concerns that supply channels could tighten if demand rises sharply. Such circumstances may create distortions between physical availability and ETF pricing.”Modi cautioned that sudden investor enthusiasm or panic buying could widen ETF premiums beyond normal levels.Her industry source also warned that “silver could face relatively greater challenges than gold because supply restrictions are viewed as more significant for silver. If investor demand rises aggressively amid constrained supply conditions, ETF premiums may increase substantially.” If demand remains moderate, however, pressure on ETF pricing could remain under control.“Investors are now closely monitoring international developments to determine the future direction of prices,” she noted. “Key factors under observation include interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve under its new leadership, policy actions by major global central banks, fluctuations in the US dollar against the Indian rupee, and movements in Comex prices. Oil prices are also being watched carefully. While short-term increases in crude prices may influence inflation expectations and market sentiment, analysts note that historically elevated oil prices have often strengthened the appeal of gold as an inflation-hedging asset.”“Analysts believe that while policy changes may introduce temporary pricing distortions and market volatility, the broader investment case for precious metals continues to be supported by inflation concerns, monetary policy uncertainty, and global economic conditions,” Paliwala concluded.At the same time, innovative local solutions to the price and supply distortions are emerging. The India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) has now proposed the monetization of nearly 1,000 tons of idle ‘temple gold,’ which they say could “ease pressure on imports while protecting jobs in the small jeweller and artisan segment.”\"Gold is the second-largest contributor to foreign exchange outflow from the country,\" said IBJA's Gujarat State President Nainesh Pachchigar, with India importing around 800 tonnes of gold per year. The IBJA is proposing that this demand be served in part through domestic gold stocks held by trusts. \"Many trusts currently hold large quantities of idle gold -- nearly 1,000 tons in total,” he said. “If even a portion of that gold can be utilized, it would help significantly.\"The IBJA said that “it is not seeking a permanent transfer of ownership to the government, but rather a structured monetisation mechanism that keeps the metal in circulation within the formal economy.”Pachchigar also issued a direct appeal to the country’s jewelers to stop bullion trading activities. \"We appeal to all jewellers not to engage in bullion trading and not to sell bullion directly to customers,” he said. “We request jewellers not to sell bullion above five grams.\" Pachchigar said the advisory was issued immediately after the duty hike to align with the government's objective of curbing speculative demand.\"We request that jewellery sales continue only to the extent genuinely required by customers,\" Pachchigar said, explaining that jewelry sales for ceremonies and essential purposes can continue, but non-essential sales must be limited.He also highlighted the potential impact on employment in the jewelry sector. \"Another important concern is employment, especially for small labourers and workers... whose livelihoods depend on the jewellery industry,\" he said, adding that if the ‘temple gold’ monetization scheme and other mitigation proposals are adopted, \"employment opportunities will also be protected.\"Meanwhile, India’s weakening currency – the main problem the raised import duties were designed to address – hit a fresh all-time low on Thursday, which pushed domestic gold and silver prices higher.The Indian rupee hit a low of 96.923 per U.S. dollar on May 20 and spent several hours bumping up against the 97 level before regaining some of its losses over the following days.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"tenantId":"TBGLOBAL","deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.43.1","shortVersion":"4.43.1","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2640925717","isCrawlerRequest":true}