The Reserve Bank of India sold a net $8.94 billion in the foreign exchange market in April, data released on Monday showed, as it stepped in to support the rupee that had plunged to record lows amid the U.S.-Iran war.
The RBI said in its monthly bulletin that it purchased $16.23 billion and sold $25.17 billion in April. In March, the central bank had sold a net $9.8 billion.