PKR appreciates by 3 paisa against USD

MG News | August 21, 2025 at 03:39 PM GMT+05:00

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August 21, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) increased by 2.93 paisa or 0.01% against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 281.92 per USD, compared to previous closing of 281.95.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 283 and a low (ask) of 284.2.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 283.90 for buying and 284.40 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR depreciated 24.78 paisa or 0.08% against the Euro, closing at 328.58 compared to the previous value of 328.33.

Against the British Pound, PKR rose by 1.07 rupees or 0.28% to 379.75 compared to 380.82 a day ago.

The local unit weakened 1.31 rupees or 0.37% against Swiss franc to close at 350.17.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value fell 0.03 paisa or 0.02% to close the session at 1.9102 versus 1.9099 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee increased 0.40 paisa or 0.01% against Chinese Yuan to close at 39.28 from 39.28.

The local currency increased by 0.98 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 75.12. While it increased by 1.01 paisa or 0.01% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.76.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has appreciated against the US Dollar by 1.84 rupees or 0.65%. While it has deteriorated 3.37 rupees or 1.20% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched down by 2bps to 10.79% and 11.04%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Aug 21, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	281.9222	281.9515	0.0293	0.01%	0.3006	0.11%	3.0317	1.08%	1.8423	0.65%	-3.3722	-1.20%
EUR	328.5803	328.3325	-0.2478	-0.08%	1.8744	0.57%	3.0775	0.94%	4.0768	1.24%	-38.4983	-11.72%
GBP	379.7492	380.8177	1.0685	0.28%	2.5498	0.67%	3.3001	0.87%	9.1074	2.40%	-30.0436	-7.91%
CHF	350.1704	348.8635	-1.3069	-0.37%	1.1152	0.32%	5.5995	1.60%	5.1570	1.47%	-41.7327	-11.92%
JPY	1.9102	1.9099	-0.0003	-0.02%	0.0032	0.17%	0.0137	0.72%	0.0598	3.13%	-0.1268	-6.64%
SAR	75.1232	75.1330	0.0098	0.01%	0.0801	0.11%	0.8442	1.12%	0.5372	0.72%	-0.9816	-1.31%
AED	76.7553	76.7654	0.0101	0.01%	0.0818	0.11%	0.8264	1.08%	0.5121	0.67%	-0.9191	-1.20%
CNY	39.2770	39.2810	0.0040	0.01%	0.0512	0.13%	0.4353	1.11%	0.3264	0.83%	-1.1155	-2.84%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	277.5179	284.9710	7.4531	-1.56%	1.08%	04-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	321	30
EUR	284.6665	335.1574	50.4909	-13.36%	2.00%	13-Jan-25	03-Jul-25	220	49
GBP	338.2418	390.0418	51.8000	-10.93%	2.71%	13-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	220	56
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.33%	2.74%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	199	29
JPY	1.7586	1.9999	0.2413	-7.94%	4.70%	10-Jan-25	22-Apr-25	223	121
SAR	73.8767	75.9801	2.1034	-1.66%	1.14%	04-Oct-24	16-Jul-25	321	36
AED	75.5541	77.5864	2.0323	-1.56%	1.08%	04-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	321	30
CNY	37.9910	39.7612	1.7702	-3.27%	1.23%	10-Jan-25	23-Jul-25	223	29

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