PKR holds steady against USD

MG News | January 16, 2026 at 04:34 PM GMT+05:00

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January 16, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) strengthened by 1.15 paisa against the US dollar in Friday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.95 per USD, compared to previous closing of 279.96.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.3 and a low (ask) of 281.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.75 for buying and 281.00 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR strengthened 53.13 paisa or 0.16% against the Euro, closing at 325.07 compared to the previous value of 325.60.

Against the British Pound, PKR gained by 1.15 rupees or 0.31% to 374.93 compared to 376.07 a day ago.

The local unit gained 49.32 paisa or 0.14% against Swiss franc to close at 348.83.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value decreased 0.38 paisa or 0.22% to close the session at 1.7693 versus 1.7655 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee decreased 1.28 paisa or 0.03% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.18 from 40.16.

The local currency fell by 0.09 paisa or 0.00% against Saudi Riyal to 74.65. While it strengthened by 0.31 paisa or 0.00% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.22.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has increased against the US Dollar by 3.81 rupees or 1.36%. While it has gained 17.16 paisa or 0.06% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched down by 2bps to 10.08% and 10.33%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 16, 2026	Jan 15, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.9515	279.9630	0.0115	0.00%	0.0720	0.03%	0.3586	0.13%	3.8130	1.36%	0.1716	0.06%
EUR	325.0657	325.5970	0.5313	0.16%	1.0777	0.33%	3.7240	1.15%	7.5914	2.34%	3.7848	1.16%
GBP	374.9250	376.0743	1.1493	0.31%	1.1466	0.31%	-0.3326	-0.09%	13.9316	3.72%	2.2468	0.60%
CHF	348.8275	349.3207	0.4932	0.14%	1.2675	0.36%	3.0777	0.88%	6.4999	1.86%	4.3951	1.26%
JPY	1.7693	1.7655	-0.0038	-0.21%	0.0082	0.46%	0.0372	2.10%	0.2007	11.34%	0.0199	1.12%
SAR	74.6517	74.6508	-0.0009	-0.00%	0.0192	0.03%	0.0558	0.07%	1.0087	1.35%	0.0428	0.06%
AED	76.2188	76.2219	0.0031	0.00%	0.0196	0.03%	0.1017	0.13%	1.0486	1.38%	0.0571	0.07%
CNY	40.1759	40.1631	-0.0128	-0.03%	-0.0706	-0.18%	-0.4074	-1.01%	-0.5725	-1.42%	-0.1031	-0.26%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	278.6523	284.9710	6.3187	-0.46%	1.79%	20-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	361	178
EUR	285.0438	335.1574	50.1136	-12.31%	3.10%	03-Feb-25	03-Jul-25	347	197
GBP	339.8470	390.0418	50.1948	-9.36%	4.03%	17-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	364	204
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.00%	3.14%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	347	177
JPY	1.7602	1.9999	0.2397	-0.51%	13.03%	14-Jan-26	22-Apr-25	2	269
SAR	74.2677	75.9801	1.7124	-0.51%	1.78%	20-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	361	184
AED	75.8661	77.5864	1.7203	-0.46%	1.79%	20-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	361	178
CNY	38.0307	40.1759	2.1452	-5.34%	0.00%	17-Jan-25	16-Jan-26	364	0

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