PKR remains flat against USD

MG News | March 31, 2026 at 04:16 PM GMT+05:00

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March 31, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) strengthened by 0.83 paisa against the US dollar in Tuesday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.15 per USD, compared to previous closing of 279.16.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 279.20 and a low (ask) of 279.15.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 279 for buying and 280.2 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR rose 73.53 paisa or 0.23% against the Euro, closing at 320.13 compared to the previous value of 320.87.

Against the British Pound, PKR gained by 89.02 paisa or 0.24% to 368.75 compared to 369.64 a day ago.

The local unit appreciated 3.21 paisa against Swiss franc to close at 348.99.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value decreased 0.18 paisa or 0.10% to close the session at 1.7489 versus 1.7471 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee deteriorated 2.57 paisa or 0.06% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.41 from 40.39.

The local currency weakened by 0.77 paisa against Saudi Riyal to 74.40. While it rose by 0.22 paisa against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.01.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has appreciated against the US Dollar by 4.61 rupees or 1.65%. While it has rose 96.98 paisa or 0.35% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched up by 2bps to 11.34% and 11.59%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 30, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.1533	279.1616	0.0083	0.00%	0.0699	0.03%	0.3184	0.11%	4.6112	1.65%	0.9698	0.35%
EUR	320.1330	320.8683	0.7353	0.23%	3.8776	1.21%	9.8113	3.06%	12.5241	3.91%	8.7175	2.72%
GBP	368.7476	369.6378	0.8902	0.24%	6.0537	1.64%	7.8824	2.14%	20.1090	5.45%	8.4242	2.28%
CHF	348.9853	349.0174	0.0321	0.01%	5.9670	1.71%	12.4394	3.56%	6.3421	1.82%	4.2373	1.21%
JPY	1.7489	1.7471	-0.0018	-0.10%	0.0129	0.74%	0.0420	2.40%	0.2211	12.64%	0.0403	2.30%
SAR	74.3972	74.3895	-0.0077	-0.01%	-0.0170	-0.02%	0.1206	0.16%	1.2632	1.70%	0.2973	0.40%
AED	76.0087	76.0109	0.0022	0.00%	0.0087	0.01%	0.0877	0.12%	1.2587	1.66%	0.2672	0.35%
CNY	40.4110	40.3853	-0.0257	-0.06%	0.1369	0.34%	0.3568	0.88%	-0.8076	-2.00%	-0.3382	-0.84%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	279.1533	284.9710	5.8177	0.00%	2.08%	31-Mar-26	22-Jul-25	0	252
EUR	306.8324	335.6068	28.7744	-4.15%	4.83%	08-Apr-25	28-Jan-26	357	62
GBP	357.9525	390.0418	32.0893	-2.93%	5.77%	08-Apr-25	26-Jun-25	357	278
CHF	323.1702	365.8872	42.7170	-7.40%	4.84%	03-Apr-25	28-Jan-26	362	62
JPY	1.7458	1.9999	0.2541	-0.18%	14.35%	27-Mar-26	22-Apr-25	4	343
SAR	74.3631	75.9801	1.6170	-0.05%	2.13%	19-Mar-26	16-Jul-25	12	258
AED	76.0087	77.5864	1.5777	0.00%	2.08%	31-Mar-26	22-Jul-25	0	252
CNY	38.2020	40.8611	2.6591	-5.47%	1.11%	09-Apr-25	26-Feb-26	356	33

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