PKR inches up to 281.03 per USD

MG News | October 23, 2025 at 04:13 PM GMT+05:00

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October 23, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) increased by 2.40 paisa against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 281.03 per USD, compared to previous closing of 281.05.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 281.30 and a low (ask) of 282.15.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 281.10 for buying and 282.10 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR weakened 9.86 paisa or 0.03% against the Euro, closing at 326.01 compared to the previous value of 325.91.

Against the British Pound, PKR fell by 76.89 paisa or 0.21% to 375.23 compared to 374.46 a day ago.

The local unit rose 34.00 paisa or 0.10% against Swiss franc to close at 352.52.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value gained 0.80 paisa or 0.43% to close the session at 1.8429 versus 1.8509 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee deteriorated 0.60 paisa or 0.02% against Chinese Yuan to close at 39.45 from 39.45.

The local currency appreciated by 1.04 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 74.93. While it rose by 0.76 paisa or 0.01% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.51.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has increased against the US Dollar by 2.73 rupees or 0.97%. While it has depreciated 2.48 rupees or 0.88% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates unchanged by 0bps to 10.93% and 11.18%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Oct 23, 2025	Oct 22, 2025	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	281.0299	281.0539	0.0240	0.01%	0.0837	0.03%	0.3929	0.14%	2.7346	0.97%	-2.4799	-0.88%
EUR	326.0087	325.9101	-0.0986	-0.03%	1.6292	0.50%	5.7044	1.75%	6.6484	2.04%	-35.9267	-11.02%
GBP	375.2311	374.4622	-0.7689	-0.20%	2.4169	0.64%	5.2525	1.40%	13.6255	3.63%	-25.5255	-6.80%
CHF	352.5212	352.8612	0.3400	0.10%	0.2378	0.07%	2.2284	0.63%	2.8062	0.80%	-44.0835	-12.51%
JPY	1.8429	1.8509	0.0080	0.43%	0.0171	0.93%	0.0616	3.34%	0.1271	6.90%	-0.0595	-3.23%
SAR	74.9293	74.9397	0.0104	0.01%	0.0243	0.03%	0.1008	0.13%	0.7311	0.98%	-0.7877	-1.05%
AED	76.5113	76.5189	0.0076	0.01%	0.0238	0.03%	0.1080	0.14%	0.7561	0.99%	-0.6751	-0.88%
CNY	39.4541	39.4481	-0.0060	-0.02%	0.0004	0.00%	0.1044	0.26%	0.1493	0.38%	-1.2926	-3.28%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	277.6423	284.9710	7.3287	-1.21%	1.40%	25-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	363	93
EUR	284.6665	335.1574	50.4909	-12.68%	2.81%	13-Jan-25	03-Jul-25	283	112
GBP	338.2418	390.0418	51.8000	-9.86%	3.95%	13-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	283	119
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.91%	2.06%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	262	92
JPY	1.7586	1.9999	0.2413	-4.57%	8.52%	10-Jan-25	22-Apr-25	286	184
SAR	73.9197	75.9801	2.0604	-1.35%	1.40%	25-Oct-24	16-Jul-25	363	99
AED	75.5900	77.5864	1.9964	-1.20%	1.41%	25-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	363	93
CNY	37.9910	39.7612	1.7702	-3.71%	0.78%	10-Jan-25	23-Jul-25	286	92

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