PKR closes firmer against USD

MG News | July 22, 2026 at 04:01 PM GMT+05:00

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July 22, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee extended its stability in the interbank market on Wednesday, edging up 0.71 paisa against the US dollar to close at PKR 277.91 per dollar after ending the previous session at PKR 277.92.

During the trading session, the local currency touched an intraday high of PKR 277.95 and a low of PKR 277.90 against the greenback.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the US dollar at PKR 278.75 for buying and PKR 280.00 for selling.

The rupee also recorded gains against most major international currencies. It appreciated by 48.06 paisa (0.15%) against the Euro to settle at PKR 317.02, strengthened by Rs1.79 (0.48%) versus the British Pound to PKR 371.75, and advanced by 95.94 paisa (0.28%) against the Swiss Franc to PKR 342.17.

Against Asian currencies, the local unit gained 0.40 paisa (0.23%) against the Japanese Yen to close at PKR 1.7047, while it rose 5.62 paisa (0.14%) against the Chinese Yuan to PKR 41.02.

However, the rupee slipped 2.18 paisa (0.03%) against the Saudi Riyal to PKR 74.05, whereas it edged up 0.19 paisa against the UAE Dirham to settle at PKR 75.67.

So far in the current fiscal year, the rupee has appreciated by 24.75 paisa (0.09%) against the US dollar. On a calendar-year basis, the local currency has strengthened by Rs2.21, reflecting a gain of 0.79%.

Meanwhile, in the money market, the benchmark six-month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates increased by 2 basis points to 11.42% and 11.67%, respectively.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 21, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	277.9139	277.9210	0.0071	0.00%	0.0876	0.03%	0.3071	0.11%	0.2475	0.09%	2.2092	0.79%
EUR	317.0164	317.4970	0.4806	0.15%	0.5864	0.18%	1.4215	0.45%	-0.0933	-0.03%	11.8341	3.73%
GBP	371.7515	373.5398	1.7883	0.48%	-0.0774	-0.02%	-4.7084	-1.27%	-3.7301	-1.00%	5.4203	1.46%
CHF	342.1742	343.1336	0.9594	0.28%	2.4202	0.71%	1.8182	0.53%	1.4470	0.42%	11.0484	3.23%
JPY	1.7047	1.7087	0.0040	0.23%	0.0086	0.50%	0.0157	0.92%	0.0093	0.55%	0.0845	4.96%
SAR	74.0472	74.0254	-0.0218	-0.03%	0.0016	0.00%	0.0700	0.09%	0.0205	0.03%	0.6473	0.87%
AED	75.6702	75.6721	0.0019	0.00%	0.0259	0.03%	0.0816	0.11%	0.0674	0.09%	0.6057	0.80%
CNY	41.0190	41.0752	0.0562	0.14%	-0.1169	-0.28%	0.0305	0.07%	-0.0234	-0.06%	-0.9462	-2.31%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	277.9139	284.9710	7.0571	0.00%	2.54%	22-Jul-26	22-Jul-25	0	365
EUR	315.8568	335.6068	19.7500	-0.37%	5.86%	24-Jun-26	28-Jan-26	28	175
GBP	366.2051	387.2178	21.0127	-1.49%	4.16%	05-Nov-25	29-Jan-26	259	174
CHF	341.7501	365.8872	24.1371	-0.12%	6.93%	14-Jul-26	28-Jan-26	8	175
JPY	1.7047	1.9409	0.2362	0.00%	13.86%	22-Jul-26	24-Jul-25	0	363
SAR	74.0174	75.9639	1.9465	-0.04%	2.59%	17-Jul-26	22-Jul-25	5	365
AED	75.6702	77.5864	1.9162	0.00%	2.53%	22-Jul-26	22-Jul-25	0	365
CNY	39.2079	41.1868	1.9789	-4.42%	0.41%	01-Aug-25	15-Jun-26	355	37

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