China's foreign exchange reserves rose in March even as the dollar strengthened against other major currencies.
China's foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest, rose $19.8 billion to $3.246 trillion last month, official data showed on Sunday, from $3.226 trillion in February, beating analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll of $3.21 trillion.
The yuan fell 0.47 percent against the dollar in March, while the dollar rose 0.31 percent against a basket of other major currencies last month.
China held 72.74 million ounces of gold at the end of March, up from 72.58 million ounces at the end of February.
The value of China's gold reserves increased to $161.07 billion at the end of March from $148.64 billion at the end of February.
