SHANGHAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - China's gold reserves stood at 72.96 million fine troy ounces at the end of November, as the central bank resumed gold purchases after a six-month pause, official data showed on Saturday.
The value of China's gold reserves fell to $193.43 billion at the end of last month from $199.06 billion at the end of October.
(Reporting by Qiaoyi Li, Winni Zhou and Ryan Woo; Editing by William Mallard)
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