PKR holds steady against USD

MG News | January 26, 2026 at 03:34 PM GMT+05:00

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January 26, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) increased by 1.17 paisa against the US dollar in Monday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.85 per USD, compared to previous closing of 279.86.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.3 and a low (ask) of 280.9.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.70 for buying and 280.10 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR weakened 3.16 rupees or 0.96% against the Euro, closing at 331.47 compared to the previous value of 328.31.

Against the British Pound, PKR fell by 4.60 rupees or 1.22% to 382.08 compared to 377.48 a day ago.

The local unit fell 5.51 rupees or 1.56% against Swiss franc to close at 359.45.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value fell 4.60 paisa or 2.60% to close the session at 1.8145 versus 1.7685 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee fell 3.99 paisa or 0.10% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.22 from 40.18.

The local currency gained by 0.11 paisa against Saudi Riyal to 74.63. While it strengthened by 0.42 paisa or 0.01% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.19.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has rose against the US Dollar by 3.91 rupees or 1.40%. While it has increased 27.12 paisa or 0.10% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched down by 3bps to 9.93% and 10.18%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 26, 2026	Jan 23, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.8519	279.8636	0.0117	0.00%	0.0716	0.03%	0.3212	0.11%	3.9126	1.40%	0.2712	0.10%
EUR	331.4706	328.3080	-3.1626	-0.95%	-5.9896	-1.81%	-1.7629	-0.53%	1.1865	0.36%	-2.6201	-0.79%
GBP	382.0818	377.4801	-4.6017	-1.20%	-7.1803	-1.88%	-4.4785	-1.17%	6.7748	1.77%	-4.9100	-1.29%
CHF	359.4527	353.9442	-5.5085	-1.53%	-9.2200	-2.57%	-4.7133	-1.31%	-4.1253	-1.15%	-6.2301	-1.73%
JPY	1.8145	1.7685	-0.0460	-2.54%	-0.0432	-2.38%	-0.0232	-1.28%	0.1555	8.57%	-0.0253	-1.39%
SAR	74.6292	74.6303	0.0011	0.00%	0.0171	0.02%	0.0697	0.09%	1.0312	1.38%	0.0653	0.09%
AED	76.1906	76.1948	0.0042	0.01%	0.0309	0.04%	0.0926	0.12%	1.0768	1.41%	0.0853	0.11%
CNY	40.2239	40.1840	-0.0399	-0.10%	-0.0226	-0.06%	-0.2551	-0.63%	-0.6205	-1.54%	-0.1511	-0.38%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	278.8325	284.9710	6.1385	-0.36%	1.83%	27-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	188
EUR	285.0438	335.1574	50.1136	-14.01%	1.11%	03-Feb-25	03-Jul-25	357	207
GBP	342.7641	390.0418	47.2777	-10.29%	2.08%	03-Feb-25	26-Jun-25	357	214
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-15.57%	0.09%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	357	187
JPY	1.7602	1.9999	0.2397	-2.99%	10.22%	14-Jan-26	22-Apr-25	12	279
SAR	74.3335	75.9801	1.6466	-0.40%	1.81%	27-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	364	194
AED	75.9162	77.5864	1.6702	-0.36%	1.83%	27-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	188
CNY	38.2016	40.2239	2.0223	-5.03%	0.00%	11-Feb-25	26-Jan-26	349	0

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