PKR rises by 3 paisa against USD

MG News | January 22, 2026 at 03:23 PM GMT+05:00

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January 22, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) rose by 3.05 paisa against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 279.87 per USD, compared to previous closing of 279.90.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 280.6 and a low (ask) of 280.95.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 280.30 for buying and 280.95 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR increased 60.95 paisa or 0.19% against the Euro, closing at 327.24 compared to the previous value of 327.85.

Against the British Pound, PKR rose by 27.88 paisa or 0.07% to 375.84 compared to 376.12 a day ago.

The local unit appreciated 1.20 rupees or 0.34% against Swiss franc to close at 352.29.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value gained 0.95 paisa or 0.54% to close the session at 1.7628 versus 1.7723 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee decreased 0.08 paisa against Chinese Yuan to close at 40.19 from 40.19.

The local currency strengthened by 0.81 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 74.63. While it increased by 0.83 paisa against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.20.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has appreciated against the US Dollar by 3.89 rupees or 1.39%. While it has strengthened 25.03 paisa or 0.09% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates fell by 7bps to 9.99% and 10.24%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Jan 22, 2026	Jan 21, 2026	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	279.8728	279.9033	0.0305	0.01%	0.0902	0.03%	0.3507	0.13%	3.8917	1.39%	0.2503	0.09%
EUR	327.2413	327.8508	0.6095	0.19%	-1.6443	-0.50%	1.4609	0.45%	5.4158	1.65%	1.6092	0.49%
GBP	375.8413	376.1201	0.2788	0.07%	0.2330	0.06%	-0.0196	-0.01%	13.0153	3.46%	1.3305	0.35%
CHF	352.2851	353.4802	1.1951	0.34%	-2.9644	-0.84%	0.3969	0.11%	3.0423	0.86%	0.9375	0.27%
JPY	1.7628	1.7723	0.0095	0.54%	0.0027	0.15%	0.0171	0.97%	0.2072	11.75%	0.0264	1.50%
SAR	74.6328	74.6409	0.0081	0.01%	0.0180	0.02%	0.0775	0.10%	1.0276	1.38%	0.0617	0.08%
AED	76.1973	76.2056	0.0083	0.01%	0.0246	0.03%	0.0986	0.13%	1.0701	1.40%	0.0786	0.10%
CNY	40.1934	40.1926	-0.0008	-0.00%	-0.0303	-0.08%	-0.3770	-0.94%	-0.5900	-1.47%	-0.1206	-0.30%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	278.7228	284.9710	6.2482	-0.41%	1.82%	23-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	184
EUR	285.0438	335.1574	50.1136	-12.89%	2.42%	03-Feb-25	03-Jul-25	353	203
GBP	342.7641	390.0418	47.2777	-8.80%	3.78%	03-Feb-25	26-Jun-25	353	210
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-13.85%	2.12%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	353	183
JPY	1.7602	1.9999	0.2397	-0.15%	13.45%	14-Jan-26	22-Apr-25	8	275
SAR	74.3023	75.9801	1.6778	-0.44%	1.81%	23-Jan-25	16-Jul-25	364	190
AED	75.8832	77.5864	1.7032	-0.41%	1.82%	23-Jan-25	22-Jul-25	364	184
CNY	38.2016	40.2140	2.0124	-4.96%	0.05%	11-Feb-25	20-Jan-26	345	2

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