PKR rises by 3 paisa against USD

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

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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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