PKR gains 10 paisa against USD

By MG News | August 19, 2024 at 04:08 PM GMT+05:00

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August 19, 2024 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) appreciated by 10 paisa or 0.04% against the US dollar in Monday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 278.44 per USD, compared to previous closing of 278.54.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 278.60 and a low (ask) of 278.50.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 279 for buying and 280.3 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR lost 1.49 rupees against the Euro, closing at 307.5 compared to the previous value of 306.01.

The British Pound became expensive by 2.29 rupees closing at 361.1 compared to 358.8 from a day ago.

The Swiss franc saw gains of 2.11 rupees, closing at 322.44 compared to 320.33 from the previous session.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR lost 3.66 paisa, closing at 1.9063 versus 1.8697 a day ago.

The Chinese Yuan gained 16.8 paisa, closing at 39 against 38.83 from the previous session.

The Saudi Riyal closed at 74.2 with a loss of 2.67 paisa from its value of 74.23 a day ago.

The U.A.E Dirham decreased in value by 2.51 paisa from 75.81 a day ago to 75.83.

During the current financial year, PKR has depreciated against the Dollar by 10.11 paisa or 0.04%. While the current calendar year has seen PKR appreciate by 3.42 rupees or 1.23%.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates dropped by 9 bps to 18.36% and 18.61%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Aug 19, 2024	Aug 16, 2024	Change	1 Month	FYTD	CYTD	1 Day	7 Day	1 Month	MTD	FYTD	CYTD
USD	278.4423	278.5423	0.1	-0.3156	-0.1011	3.4184	0.04%	0.07%	-0.11%	0.11%	-0.04%	1.23%
EUR	307.4977	306.0065	-1.4912	-4.6733	-9.8117	4.0006	-0.48%	-1.03%	-1.52%	-1.97%	-3.19%	1.3%
GBP	361.0978	358.8042	-2.2936	-1.4104	-9.177	-2.5006	-0.64%	-1.47%	-0.39%	-0.92%	-2.54%	-0.69%
CHF	322.4391	320.3292	-2.1099	-9.3743	-13.0335	12.6307	-0.65%	-0.44%	-2.91%	-1.88%	-4.04%	3.92%
JPY	1.9063	1.8697	-0.0366	-0.139	-0.1765	0.0832	-1.92%	-0.7%	-7.29%	-2.87%	-9.26%	4.36%
SAR	74.1998	74.2265	0.0267	-0.0485	-0.0051	0.963	0.04%	0.05%	-0.07%	0.13%	-0.01%	1.3%
AED	75.8079	75.833	0.0251	-0.0859	-0.0275	0.9348	0.03%	0.07%	-0.11%	0.11%	-0.04%	1.23%
CNY	39.0019	38.8339	-0.168	-0.7309	-0.6967	0.6295	-0.43%	-0.46%	-1.87%	-1.05%	-1.79%	1.61%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	276.835	307.1	30.265	-0.58%	10.29%	16-Oct-23	05-Sep-23	308	349
EUR	291.618	332.701	41.083	-5.16%	8.2%	16-Oct-23	31-Aug-23	308	354
GBP	337.032	387.972	50.9401	-6.66%	7.44%	16-Oct-23	31-Aug-23	308	354
CHF	306.458	347.163	40.7049	-4.96%	7.67%	13-Oct-23	31-Aug-23	311	354
JPY	1.851	2.1004	0.2494	-2.9%	10.18%	16-Oct-23	01-Sep-23	308	353
SAR	73.8029	81.8703	8.0674	-0.53%	10.34%	16-Oct-23	05-Sep-23	308	349
AED	75.3681	83.6089	8.2408	-0.58%	10.29%	16-Oct-23	05-Sep-23	308	349
CNY	37.8634	42.0637	4.2003	-2.92%	7.85%	16-Oct-23	01-Sep-23	308	353

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