PKR rises by 3 paisa against USD

MG News | January 19, 2026 at 04:00 PM GMT+05:00

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January 19, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained by 2.80 paisa against the US dollar in Monday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.92 per USD, compared to previous closing of 279.95.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.75 and a low (ask) of 281.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.30 for buying and 281.00 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR weakened 41.53 paisa or 0.13% against the Euro, closing at 325.48 compared to the previous value of 325.07.

Against the British Pound, PKR appreciated by 2.35 paisa to 374.90 compared to 374.93 a day ago.

The local unit deteriorated 1.41 rupees or 0.40% against Swiss franc to close at 350.23.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value fell 0.20 paisa or 0.11% to close the session at 1.7713 versus 1.7693 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee decreased 2.54 paisa or 0.06% against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.20 from 40.18.

The local currency strengthened by 0.54 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 74.65. While it fell by 0.27 paisa or 0.00% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.22.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has strengthened against the US Dollar by 3.84 rupees or 1.37%. While it has gained 19.96 paisa or 0.07% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched down by 1bps to 10.07% and 10.32%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 19, 2026	Jan 16, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.9235	279.9515	0.0280	0.01%	0.0886	0.03%	0.3307	0.12%	3.8410	1.37%	0.1996	0.07%
EUR	325.4810	325.0657	-0.4153	-0.13%	1.7692	0.54%	2.7247	0.84%	7.1761	2.20%	3.3695	1.04%
GBP	374.9015	374.9250	0.0235	0.01%	1.8408	0.49%	-0.0755	-0.02%	13.9551	3.72%	2.2703	0.61%
CHF	350.2327	348.8275	-1.4052	-0.40%	1.3868	0.40%	2.0447	0.58%	5.0947	1.45%	2.9899	0.85%
JPY	1.7713	1.7693	-0.0020	-0.11%	0.0036	0.20%	0.0161	0.91%	0.1987	11.22%	0.0179	1.01%
SAR	74.6463	74.6517	0.0054	0.01%	0.0216	0.03%	0.0762	0.10%	1.0141	1.36%	0.0482	0.06%
AED	76.2215	76.2188	-0.0027	-0.00%	0.0138	0.02%	0.0828	0.11%	1.0459	1.37%	0.0544	0.07%
CNY	40.2013	40.1759	-0.0254	-0.06%	-0.0539	-0.13%	-0.3995	-0.99%	-0.5979	-1.49%	-0.1285	-0.32%

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	-0.45%	1.80%	20-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	181
EUR	285.0438	335.1574	50.1136	-12.42%	2.97%	03-Feb-25	03-Jul-25	350	200
GBP	340.0394	390.0418	50.0024	-9.30%	4.04%	20-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	364	207
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.35%	2.72%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	350	180
JPY	1.7602	1.9999	0.2397	-0.63%	12.91%	14-Jan-26	22-Apr-25	5	272
SAR	74.2677	75.9801	1.7124	-0.51%	1.79%	20-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	364	187
AED	75.8661	77.5864	1.7203	-0.47%	1.79%	20-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	181
CNY	38.0849	40.2013	2.1164	-5.26%	0.00%	20-Jan-25	19-Jan-26	364	0

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