S. Korea's FX reserves contract for first time in 5 months in November
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According to data released by the Bank of Korea on Friday, the country’s foreign exchange reserves reached $463.91 billion as of the end of November, down $5.3 billion from an all-time high of $469.21 billion in the end of October.
Korea’s foreign exchange reserves had recorded new highs since July when reserves reached $458.68 billion. In August, the figure stood at $463.93 billion and in September, $463.97 billion.
Securities gained $2.52 billion on month to $420.94 billion in November while deposits declined $7.6 billion to $18.19 billion. International monetary Fund (IMF) position, or reserve tranche purchases a member may claim from the IMF, fell $50 million to $4.63 billion, and special drawing rights (SDR) from the IMF fell $170 million to $15.35 billion.
Gold holdings remained unchanged at $4.79 billion.
Korea was the eighth-largest holder of foreign exchange reserves as of end of October. China was the largest holder with $3.2 trillion, followed by Japan with $1.4 trillion, and Switzerland with $1.08 trillion.
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