The Reserve Bank added 0.2 metric tons of gold holdings in the final week of September, bringing its total reserves to over 880 metric tonnes in the first half of 2025–2026. The most recent statistics from the RBI shows that as of September 26, 2025, the total value of the gold was USD 95 billion.
In recent months, as global uncertainty has increased, so has the demand for gold, which is regarded as a safe haven.
0.6 metric tonnes of gold were purchased by the RBI in the six months that concluded in September. In September and June, respectively, 0.2 metric tons (200 kg) and 0.4 metric tonnes of the yellow metal were purchased, according to the most recent RBI Bulletin.
The RBI’s entire gold reserve grew from 879.58 metric tonnes at the end of 2024–2025 to 880.18 metric tonnes at the end of September. The RBI added 54.13 metric tons of gold in 2024–2025.
According to the report, domestic price increases were fueled by the rise in international gold prices, which were fueled by increased geopolitical and economic unpredictability throughout the world, prompting safe haven purchases and maintaining demand for gold as a financial asset by investors and central banks.
According to the bulletin, central banks around the world increased their official gold holdings by 166 tonnes, which increased demand for the metal. After reaching an all-time high in September, gold prices continued to rise in the third quarter.
