Moscow, Nov. 10 (Petra) -- Russia's international reserves fell by $10.8 billion, or 1.5%, in October to $721 billion, the Central Bank of Russia said on Tuesday.

In a press statement, the central bank said the value of monetary gold held within the reserves declined by around $9.65 billion during the month to $291.96 billion.

Gold's share of total international reserves fell to 40.5%, compared with 41.2% at the beginning of October, the statement added.

//Petra// AF