PKR remains flat against USD

MG News | January 02, 2026 at 04:34 PM GMT+05:00

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January 02, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) remained mostly flat, slightly appreciated by 1.11 paisa against the US dollar in Friday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 280.11 per USD, compared to previous closing of 280.12.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.6 and a low (ask) of 281.15.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.50 for buying and 281.15 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR strengthened 9.70 paisa or 0.03% against the Euro, closing at 328.75 compared to the previous value of 328.85.

Against the British Pound, PKR gained by 12.70 paisa or 0.03% to 377.04 compared to 377.17 a day ago.

The local unit strengthened 8.08 paisa or 0.02% against Swiss franc to close at 353.14.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value increased 0.49 paisa or 0.27% to close the session at 1.7843 versus 1.7892 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee increased 2.07 paisa or 0.05% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.05 from 40.07.

The local currency rose by 0.19 paisa against Saudi Riyal to 74.69. While it strengthened by 0.93 paisa or 0.01% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.27.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has strengthened against the US Dollar by 3.65 rupees or 1.30%. While it has gained 1.11 paisa so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates fell by 7bps to 10.33% and 10.58%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 02, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	280.1120	280.1231	0.0111	0.00%	0.0611	0.02%	0.3615	0.13%	3.6525	1.30%	0.0111	0.00%
EUR	328.7535	328.8505	0.0970	0.03%	0.9542	0.29%	-3.0256	-0.92%	3.9036	1.19%	0.0970	0.03%
GBP	377.0448	377.1718	0.1270	0.03%	0.5585	0.15%	-6.5393	-1.73%	11.8118	3.13%	0.1270	0.03%
CHF	353.1418	353.2226	0.0808	0.02%	1.5976	0.45%	-4.5326	-1.28%	2.1856	0.62%	0.0808	0.02%
JPY	1.7843	1.7892	0.0049	0.27%	0.0070	0.39%	0.0157	0.88%	0.1857	10.41%	0.0049	0.27%
SAR	74.6926	74.6945	0.0019	0.00%	0.0063	0.01%	0.0276	0.04%	0.9678	1.30%	0.0019	0.00%
AED	76.2666	76.2759	0.0093	0.01%	0.0166	0.02%	0.0964	0.13%	1.0008	1.31%	0.0093	0.01%
CNY	40.0521	40.0728	0.0207	0.05%	-0.0833	-0.21%	-0.3806	-0.95%	-0.4487	-1.12%	0.0207	0.05%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	278.5616	284.9710	6.4094	-0.55%	1.73%	03-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	164
EUR	284.6665	335.1574	50.4909	-13.41%	1.95%	13-Jan-25	03-Jul-25	354	183
GBP	338.2418	390.0418	51.8000	-10.29%	3.45%	13-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	354	190
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-14.06%	1.88%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	333	163
JPY	1.7586	1.9999	0.2413	-1.44%	12.08%	10-Jan-25	22-Apr-25	357	255
SAR	74.1783	75.9801	1.8018	-0.69%	1.72%	03-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	364	170
AED	75.8404	77.5864	1.7460	-0.56%	1.73%	03-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	164
CNY	37.9910	40.0728	2.0818	-5.15%	0.05%	10-Jan-25	31-Dec-25	357	2

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