PKR rises by 3 paisa against USD

MG News | January 14, 2026 at 03:23 PM GMT+05:00

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January 14, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained by 2.83 paisa against the US dollar in Wednesday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.97 per USD, compared to previous closing of 280.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.3 and a low (ask) of 281.05.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.80 for buying and 281.05 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR increased 55.09 paisa or 0.17% against the Euro, closing at 325.97 compared to the previous value of 326.52.

Against the British Pound, PKR strengthened by 68.21 paisa or 0.18% to 376.31 compared to 376.99 a day ago.

The local unit rose 1.87 rupees or 0.53% against Swiss franc to close at 349.20.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value rose 0.12 paisa or 0.07% to close the session at 1.7602 versus 1.7614 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee decreased 1.78 paisa or 0.04% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.15 from 40.13.

The local currency appreciated by 0.96 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 74.65. While it gained by 0.77 paisa or 0.01% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.22.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has strengthened against the US Dollar by 3.79 rupees or 1.35%. While it has strengthened 14.96 paisa or 0.05% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates unchanged by 0bps to 10.11% and 10.36%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 14, 2026	Jan 13, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.9735	280.0018	0.0283	0.01%	0.0886	0.03%	0.3482	0.12%	3.7910	1.35%	0.1496	0.05%
EUR	325.9732	326.5241	0.5509	0.17%	1.1954	0.37%	3.1104	0.95%	6.6839	2.05%	2.8773	0.88%
GBP	376.3124	376.9945	0.6821	0.18%	1.4914	0.40%	-1.1158	-0.30%	12.5442	3.33%	0.8594	0.23%
CHF	349.2030	351.0775	1.8745	0.54%	2.4792	0.71%	3.6026	1.03%	6.1244	1.75%	4.0196	1.15%
JPY	1.7602	1.7614	0.0012	0.07%	0.0294	1.67%	0.0403	2.29%	0.2098	11.92%	0.0290	1.65%
SAR	74.6536	74.6632	0.0096	0.01%	0.0247	0.03%	0.0461	0.06%	1.0068	1.35%	0.0409	0.05%
AED	76.2248	76.2325	0.0077	0.01%	0.0241	0.03%	0.1031	0.14%	1.0426	1.37%	0.0511	0.07%
CNY	40.1525	40.1347	-0.0178	-0.04%	-0.0875	-0.22%	-0.4207	-1.05%	-0.5491	-1.37%	-0.0797	-0.20%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	278.6523	284.9710	6.3187	-0.47%	1.78%	20-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	359	176
EUR	285.0438	335.1574	50.1136	-12.56%	2.82%	03-Feb-25	03-Jul-25	345	195
GBP	339.8470	390.0418	50.1948	-9.69%	3.65%	17-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	362	202
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.09%	3.03%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	345	175
JPY	1.7602	1.9999	0.2397	0.00%	13.62%	14-Jan-26	22-Apr-25	0	267
SAR	74.2507	75.9801	1.7294	-0.54%	1.78%	14-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	365	182
AED	75.8661	77.5864	1.7203	-0.47%	1.79%	20-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	359	176
CNY	38.0199	40.1525	2.1326	-5.31%	0.00%	14-Jan-25	14-Jan-26	365	0

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