The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a net buyer of dollars in the first half of the current financial year (April-September) with $8.52 billion purchased during the period.
In the first half of the previous financial year, the central bank had bought a net $17.68 billion worth of the foreign currency.
In the current calendar year up to September, RBI had bought a net $32.27 billion.
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