According to the RBI, the foreign currency assets Jan 16 stood at $297.53 billion as compared to $294.84 billion Jan 9. While the gold reserves remained unchanged at $19.377 billion during the period under review, the special drawing rights went down to $4.109 billion from $4.128 billion. The reserve position with the International Monetary Fund too dipped to $1.118 billion Jan 16 from $1.123 billion Jan 9. (IANS)