PKR gains 4 paisa against USD

MG News | August 18, 2025 at 03:58 PM GMT+05:00

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August 18, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained by 4.41 paisa or 0.02% against the US dollar in Monday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 282.02 per USD, compared to previous closing of 282.06.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 283.55 and a low (ask) of 284.55.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 283.00 for buying and 284.55 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR strengthened 30.54 paisa or 0.09% against the Euro, closing at 329.28 compared to the previous value of 329.59.

Against the British Pound, PKR appreciated by 52.52 paisa or 0.14% to 381.84 compared to 382.36 a day ago.

The local unit appreciated 90.07 paisa or 0.26% against Swiss franc to close at 349.31.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value appreciated 0.73 paisa or 0.38% to close the session at 1.9127 versus 1.9200 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee deteriorated 0.67 paisa or 0.02% against Chinese Yuan to close at 39.27 from 39.27.

The local currency strengthened by 1.18 paisa or 0.02% against Saudi Riyal to 75.16. While it appreciated by 1.41 paisa or 0.02% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.78.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has strengthened against the US Dollar by 1.75 rupees or 0.62%. While it has depreciated 3.47 rupees or 1.23% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates unchanged by 0bps to 10.80% and 11.05%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Aug 18, 2025	Aug 15, 2025	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	282.0180	282.0621	0.0441	0.02%	0.4359	0.15%	2.8487	1.01%	1.7465	0.62%	-3.4680	-1.23%
EUR	329.2842	329.5896	0.3054	0.09%	-0.4514	-0.14%	2.2579	0.69%	3.3729	1.02%	-39.2022	-11.91%
GBP	381.8382	382.3634	0.5252	0.14%	-1.7682	-0.46%	0.9656	0.25%	7.0184	1.84%	-32.1326	-8.42%
CHF	349.3131	350.2138	0.9007	0.26%	-0.3892	-0.11%	5.9266	1.70%	6.0143	1.72%	-40.8754	-11.70%
JPY	1.9127	1.9200	0.0073	0.38%	0.0006	0.03%	0.0033	0.17%	0.0573	3.00%	-0.1293	-6.76%
SAR	75.1607	75.1725	0.0118	0.02%	0.1041	0.14%	0.7835	1.04%	0.4997	0.66%	-1.0191	-1.36%
AED	76.7814	76.7955	0.0141	0.02%	0.1187	0.15%	0.7745	1.01%	0.4860	0.63%	-0.9452	-1.23%
CNY	39.2739	39.2672	-0.0067	-0.02%	0.0506	0.13%	0.4113	1.05%	0.3295	0.84%	-1.1124	-2.83%

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	-1.60%	1.05%	04-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	318	27
EUR	284.6665	335.1574	50.4909	-13.55%	1.78%	13-Jan-25	03-Jul-25	217	46
GBP	338.2418	390.0418	51.8000	-11.42%	2.15%	13-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	217	53
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.12%	2.99%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	196	26
JPY	1.7586	1.9999	0.2413	-8.06%	4.56%	10-Jan-25	22-Apr-25	220	118
SAR	73.8767	75.9801	2.1034	-1.71%	1.09%	04-Oct-24	16-Jul-25	318	33
AED	75.5541	77.5864	2.0323	-1.60%	1.05%	04-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	318	27
CNY	37.9910	39.7612	1.7702	-3.27%	1.24%	10-Jan-25	23-Jul-25	220	26

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