PKR holds steady against USD

MG News | January 08, 2026 at 03:07 PM GMT+05:00

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January 08, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) remained mostly flat with a slight rise by 1.03 paisa against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 280.05 per USD, compared to previous closing of 280.06.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.3 and a low (ask) of 281.1.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR strengthened 15.21 paisa or 0.05% against the Euro, closing at 327.02 compared to the previous value of 327.17.

Against the British Pound, PKR strengthened by 1.30 rupees or 0.34% to 376.50 compared to 377.80 a day ago.

The local unit gained 56.40 paisa or 0.16% against Swiss franc to close at 351.12.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value gained 0.03 paisa or 0.02% to close the session at 1.7893 versus 1.7896 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee weakened 4.44 paisa or 0.11% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.11 from 40.06.

The local currency weakened by 0.22 paisa against Saudi Riyal to 74.68. While it rose by 0.28 paisa or 0.00% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.25.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has strengthened against the US Dollar by 3.71 rupees or 1.33%. While it has appreciated 7.13 paisa or 0.03% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates fell by 11bps to 10.18% and 10.43%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 08, 2026	Jan 07, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	280.0518	280.0621	0.0103	0.00%	0.0713	0.03%	0.3617	0.13%	3.7127	1.33%	0.0713	0.03%
EUR	327.0165	327.1686	0.1521	0.05%	1.8340	0.56%	-0.0263	-0.01%	5.6406	1.72%	1.8340	0.56%
GBP	376.5017	377.8038	1.3021	0.35%	0.6701	0.18%	-2.7105	-0.72%	12.3549	3.28%	0.6701	0.18%
CHF	351.1182	351.6822	0.5640	0.16%	2.1044	0.60%	-2.0847	-0.59%	4.2092	1.20%	2.1044	0.60%
JPY	1.7893	1.7896	0.0003	0.02%	-0.0001	-0.01%	0.0163	0.91%	0.1807	10.10%	-0.0001	-0.01%
SAR	74.6805	74.6783	-0.0022	-0.00%	0.0140	0.02%	0.0247	0.03%	0.9799	1.31%	0.0140	0.02%
AED	76.2461	76.2489	0.0028	0.00%	0.0298	0.04%	0.1026	0.13%	1.0213	1.34%	0.0298	0.04%
CNY	40.1094	40.0650	-0.0444	-0.11%	-0.0366	-0.09%	-0.4442	-1.11%	-0.5060	-1.26%	-0.0366	-0.09%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	278.5750	284.9710	6.3960	-0.53%	1.76%	10-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	363	170
EUR	284.6665	335.1574	50.4909	-12.95%	2.49%	13-Jan-25	03-Jul-25	360	189
GBP	338.2418	390.0418	51.8000	-10.16%	3.60%	13-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	360	196
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.56%	2.46%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	339	169
JPY	1.7586	1.9999	0.2413	-1.72%	11.77%	10-Jan-25	22-Apr-25	363	261
SAR	74.2144	75.9801	1.7657	-0.62%	1.74%	10-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	363	176
AED	75.8440	77.5864	1.7424	-0.53%	1.76%	10-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	363	170
CNY	37.9910	40.1235	2.1325	-5.28%	0.04%	10-Jan-25	05-Jan-26	363	3

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