PKR increases by 5 paisa against USD

MG News | October 17, 2024 at 03:51 PM GMT+05:00

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October 17, 2024 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) appreciated by 5.00 paisa or 0.02% against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 277.79 per USD, compared to previous closing of 277.84.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 277.90 and a low (ask) of 277.80.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 277.84 for buying and 279.28 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR rose 80.44 paisa or 0.27% against the Euro, closing at 301.53 compared to the previous value of 302.33.

Against the British Pound, PKR strengthened by 25.95 paisa or 0.07% to 360.84 compared to 361.10 a day ago.

The local unit rose 96.94 paisa or 0.30% against Swiss franc to close at 321.02.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value strengthened 0.44 paisa or 0.24% to close the session at 1.8549 versus 1.8593 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee gained 5.85 paisa or 0.15% against Chinese Yuan to close at 38.97 from 39.03.

The local currency rose by 3.69 paisa or 0.05% against Saudi Riyal to 73.97. While it increased by 1.36 paisa or 0.02% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 75.63.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has strengthened against the US Dollar by 54.89 paisa or 0.20%. While it has appreciated 4.07 rupees or 1.46% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates fell 6 bps to 14.34% and 14.59%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Oct 17, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	277.7923	277.8423	0.0500	0.02%	-0.0015	-0.00%	0.3347	0.12%	0.5489	0.20%	4.0684	1.46%
EUR	301.5296	302.3340	0.8044	0.27%	2.1652	0.72%	7.7615	2.57%	-3.8436	-1.27%	9.9687	3.31%
GBP	360.8382	361.0977	0.2595	0.07%	2.3872	0.66%	5.7471	1.59%	-8.9174	-2.47%	-2.2410	-0.62%
CHF	321.0172	321.9866	0.9694	0.30%	2.0517	0.64%	8.4196	2.62%	-11.6116	-3.62%	14.0526	4.38%
JPY	1.8549	1.8593	0.0044	0.24%	0.0109	0.59%	0.1331	7.18%	-0.1251	-6.74%	0.1346	7.26%
SAR	73.9675	74.0044	0.0369	0.05%	0.0213	0.03%	0.1404	0.19%	0.2272	0.31%	1.1953	1.62%
AED	75.6299	75.6435	0.0136	0.02%	0.0027	0.00%	0.0942	0.12%	0.1505	0.20%	1.1128	1.47%
CNY	38.9736	39.0321	0.0585	0.15%	0.2815	0.72%	0.2340	0.60%	-0.6684	-1.71%	0.6578	1.69%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	277.0340	288.1406	11.1066	-0.27%	3.73%	17-Oct-23	15-Nov-23	366	337
EUR	292.1047	313.4962	21.3915	-3.13%	3.97%	17-Oct-23	29-Nov-23	366	323
GBP	337.1227	372.1217	34.9990	-6.57%	3.13%	17-Oct-23	30-Sep-24	366	17
CHF	304.0534	335.8529	31.7996	-5.28%	4.62%	27-May-24	28-Dec-23	143	294
JPY	1.7211	2.0020	0.2809	-7.21%	7.93%	03-Jul-24	28-Dec-23	106	294
SAR	73.8551	76.8293	2.9743	-0.15%	3.87%	17-Oct-23	15-Nov-23	366	337
AED	75.4244	78.4505	3.0260	-0.27%	3.73%	17-Oct-23	15-Nov-23	366	337
CNY	37.8736	40.0793	2.2057	-2.82%	2.84%	17-Oct-23	21-Nov-23	366	331

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