PKR nears 100-session stability milestone against USD

MG News | February 13, 2026 at 03:47 PM GMT+05:00

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February 13, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained by 2.87 paisa or 0.01% against the US dollar in Friday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.62 per USD, compared to previous closing of 279.65.

This marks the 99th consecutive PKR gain against the USD.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 279.65 and a low (ask) of 279.60.

The rupee is expected to hover near the Rs280-per-dollar range through 2026, supported by tight monetary policy and measured central-bank intervention aimed at anchoring expectations and limiting excessive volatility.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.00 for buying and 280.70 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR rose 60.73 paisa or 0.18% against the Euro, closing at 331.58 compared to the previous value of 332.18.

Against the British Pound, PKR appreciated by 65.43 paisa or 0.17% to 380.78 compared to 381.43 a day ago.

The local unit appreciated 1.38 paisa against Swiss franc to close at 362.79.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value gained 0.92 paisa or 0.50% to close the session at 1.8206 versus 1.8298 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee strengthened 5.14 paisa or 0.13% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.47 from 40.52.

The local currency strengthened by 0.77 paisa against Saudi Riyal to 74.56. While it depreciated by 0.15 paisa against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.14.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has appreciated against the US Dollar by 4.14 rupees or 1.48%. While it has rose 50 paisa or 0.18% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched up by 1bps to 10.28% and 10.53%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Feb 13, 2026	Feb 12, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.6231	279.6518	0.0287	0.01%	0.0889	0.03%	0.3787	0.14%	4.1414	1.48%	0.5000	0.18%
EUR	331.5771	332.1844	0.6073	0.18%	-1.8106	-0.55%	-5.0530	-1.52%	1.0800	0.33%	-2.7266	-0.82%
GBP	380.7768	381.4311	0.6543	0.17%	-1.2216	-0.32%	-3.7823	-0.99%	8.0798	2.12%	-3.6050	-0.95%
CHF	362.7935	362.8073	0.0138	0.00%	-3.1509	-0.87%	-11.7160	-3.23%	-7.4661	-2.06%	-9.5709	-2.64%
JPY	1.8206	1.8298	0.0092	0.51%	-0.0370	-2.03%	-0.0592	-3.25%	0.1494	8.21%	-0.0314	-1.72%
SAR	74.5602	74.5679	0.0077	0.01%	0.0277	0.04%	0.1030	0.14%	1.1002	1.48%	0.1343	0.18%
AED	76.1376	76.1361	-0.0015	-0.00%	0.0243	0.03%	0.0949	0.12%	1.1298	1.48%	0.1383	0.18%
CNY	40.4685	40.5199	0.0514	0.13%	-0.1665	-0.41%	-0.3338	-0.82%	-0.8651	-2.14%	-0.3957	-0.98%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	279.2096	284.9710	5.7614	-0.15%	1.91%	14-Feb-25	22-Jul-25	364	206
EUR	290.8696	335.6068	44.7372	-12.28%	1.22%	28-Feb-25	28-Jan-26	350	16
GBP	349.3732	390.0418	40.6686	-8.25%	2.43%	13-Feb-25	26-Jun-25	365	232
CHF	307.1029	365.8872	58.7843	-15.35%	0.85%	13-Feb-25	28-Jan-26	365	16
JPY	1.7602	1.9999	0.2397	-3.32%	9.85%	14-Jan-26	22-Apr-25	30	297
SAR	74.4430	75.9801	1.5371	-0.16%	1.90%	14-Feb-25	16-Jul-25	364	212
AED	76.0168	77.5864	1.5696	-0.16%	1.90%	14-Feb-25	22-Jul-25	364	206
CNY	38.2020	40.5199	2.3179	-5.60%	0.13%	09-Apr-25	12-Feb-26	310	1

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