PKR strengthens 1.21 paisa against USD

MG News | October 17, 2025 at 04:14 PM GMT+05:00

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October 17, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained by 1.21 paisa against the US dollar in Friday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 281.10 per USD, compared to previous closing of 281.11.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 281.30 and a low (ask) of 282.15.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 281.15 for buying and 282.15 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR depreciated 1.46 rupees or 0.45% against the Euro, closing at 329.10 compared to the previous value of 327.64.

Against the British Pound, PKR increased by 28.33 paisa or 0.08% to 377.36 compared to 377.65 a day ago.

The local unit fell 3.29 rupees or 0.93% against Swiss franc to close at 356.05.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value fell 1.81 paisa or 0.97% to close the session at 1.8781 versus 1.8600 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee appreciated 0.75 paisa or 0.02% against Chinese Yuan to close at 39.45 from 39.45.

The local currency appreciated by 0.32 paisa or 0.00% against Saudi Riyal to 74.95. While it strengthened by 0.22 paisa or 0.00% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.53.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has increased against the US Dollar by 2.66 rupees or 0.95%. While it has weakened 2.55 rupees or 0.91% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched up by 2bps to 10.95% and 11.20%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Oct 17, 2025	Oct 16, 2025	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	281.1015	281.1136	0.0121	0.00%	0.0713	0.03%	0.4022	0.14%	2.6630	0.95%	-2.5515	-0.91%
EUR	329.0995	327.6379	-1.4616	-0.44%	-3.4311	-1.04%	4.2571	1.29%	3.5576	1.08%	-39.0175	-11.86%
GBP	377.3647	377.6480	0.2833	0.08%	-3.1940	-0.85%	6.4515	1.71%	11.4919	3.05%	-27.6591	-7.33%
CHF	356.0500	352.7590	-3.2910	-0.92%	-6.9188	-1.94%	1.3469	0.38%	-0.7226	-0.20%	-47.6123	-13.37%
JPY	1.8781	1.8600	-0.0181	-0.96%	-0.0377	-2.01%	0.0415	2.21%	0.0919	4.89%	-0.0947	-5.04%
SAR	74.9504	74.9536	0.0032	0.00%	0.0130	0.02%	0.0872	0.12%	0.7100	0.95%	-0.8088	-1.08%
AED	76.5329	76.5351	0.0022	0.00%	0.0173	0.02%	0.1074	0.14%	0.7345	0.96%	-0.6967	-0.91%
CNY	39.4470	39.4545	0.0075	0.02%	0.0189	0.05%	0.1557	0.39%	0.1564	0.40%	-1.2855	-3.26%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	277.6129	284.9710	7.3581	-1.24%	1.38%	18-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	364	87
EUR	284.6665	335.1574	50.4909	-13.50%	1.84%	13-Jan-25	03-Jul-25	277	106
GBP	338.2418	390.0418	51.8000	-10.37%	3.36%	13-Jan-25	26-Jun-25	277	113
CHF	303.4906	359.7698	56.2792	-14.76%	1.04%	03-Feb-25	23-Jul-25	256	86
JPY	1.7586	1.9999	0.2413	-6.36%	6.49%	10-Jan-25	22-Apr-25	280	178
SAR	73.9119	75.9801	2.0682	-1.39%	1.37%	18-Oct-24	16-Jul-25	364	93
AED	75.5810	77.5864	2.0054	-1.24%	1.38%	18-Oct-24	22-Jul-25	364	87
CNY	37.9910	39.7612	1.7702	-3.69%	0.80%	10-Jan-25	23-Jul-25	280	86

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