Investing.com - The People's Bank of China said Friday that foreign-exchange reserves fell $18.79 billion in September to $3.166 trillion - the biggest monthly drop in four months.
China's reserves, the world's largest, have now dropped for three straight months, down $15.89 billion in August and $4.11 billion in July.
The central bank also said gold reserves rose to 59.11 million troy ounces at the end of September - up from 58.95 million at the end of August. It was the fourth consecutive month of gold-reserve increases.