PKR rises by 3 paisa against USD

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MG News | January 09, 2026 at 04:38 PM GMT+05:00

January 09, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) rose by 2.83 paisa  against the US dollar in Friday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 280.02 per USD, compared to previous closing of 280.05.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.4 and a low (ask) of 281.05.

 

In comparison to major currencies, PKR rose 87.31 paisa or 0.27% against the Euro, closing at 326.14 compared to the previous value of 327.02.

Against the British Pound, PKR increased by 43.01 paisa or 0.11% to 376.07 compared to 376.50 a day ago.

The local unit rose 1.02 rupees or 0.29% against Swiss franc to close at 350.10.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value gained 1.18 paisa or 0.66% to close the session at 1.7775 versus 1.7893 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee rose 0.41 paisa or 0.01% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.11 from 40.11.

The local currency rose by 0.96 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 74.67. While it rose by 0.77 paisa or 0.01% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.24.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has increased against the US Dollar by 3.74 rupees or 1.34%. While it has appreciated 9.96 paisa or 0.04% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched down by 4bps to 10.14% and 10.39%.


Performance Summary

Currency Jan 09, 2026 Jan 08, 2026 1D 7D 1M FYTD CYTD
USD 280.0235 280.0518 0.0283 0.01% 0.0885 0.03% 0.3813 0.14% 3.7410 1.34% 0.0996 0.04%
EUR 326.1434 327.0165 0.8731 0.27% 2.6101 0.80% 0.2198 0.07% 6.5137 2.00% 2.7071 0.83%
GBP 376.0716 376.5017 0.4301 0.11% 0.9732 0.26% -2.2359 -0.59% 12.7850 3.40% 1.1002 0.29%
CHF 350.0950 351.1182 1.0232 0.29% 3.0468 0.87% -2.3492 -0.67% 5.2324 1.49% 3.1276 0.89%
JPY 1.7775 1.7893 0.0118 0.66% 0.0068 0.38% 0.0170 0.96% 0.1925 10.83% 0.0117 0.66%
SAR 74.6709 74.6805 0.0096 0.01% 0.0217 0.03% 0.0439 0.06% 0.9895 1.33% 0.0236 0.03%
AED 76.2384 76.2461 0.0077 0.01% 0.0282 0.04% 0.1079 0.14% 1.0290 1.35% 0.0375 0.05%
CNY 40.1053 40.1094 0.0041 0.01% -0.0532 -0.13% -0.4452 -1.11% -0.5019 -1.25% -0.0325 -0.08%

52 Week Performance

Currency High Low Trading Band % Since High % Since Low High Date Low Date Days Since High Days Since Low
USD 278.5750 284.9710 6.3960 -0.52% 1.77% 10-Jan-25 22-Jul-25 364 171
EUR 284.6665 335.1574 50.4909 -12.72% 2.76% 13-Jan-25 03-Jul-25 361 190
GBP 338.2418 390.0418 51.8000 -10.06% 3.71% 13-Jan-25 26-Jun-25 361 197
CHF 303.4906 359.7698 56.2792 -13.31% 2.76% 03-Feb-25 23-Jul-25 340 170
JPY 1.7586 1.9999 0.2413 -1.06% 12.51% 10-Jan-25 22-Apr-25 364 262
SAR 74.2144 75.9801 1.7657 -0.61% 1.75% 10-Jan-25 16-Jul-25 364 177
AED 75.8440 77.5864 1.7424 -0.52% 1.77% 10-Jan-25 22-Jul-25 364 171
CNY 37.9910 40.1235 2.1325 -5.27% 0.05% 10-Jan-25 05-Jan-26 364 4

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