PKR loses 9 paisa against USD

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MG News | June 20, 2024 at 08:01 PM GMT+05:00

June 20, 2024 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) depreciated by 9.03 paisa against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session as the currency settled the trade at PKR 278.6 per USD, compared to the previous session's closing of PKR 278.51 per USD.

The currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 278.85 and a low (ask) of 278.65.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 277.61 for buying and 280.32 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR lost 54.25 paisa against the Euro, closing at 298.77 compared to the previous value of 298.23.

The British Pound became cheaper by 48.4 paisa closing at 354.07 compared to 354.56 from a day ago.

The Swiss franc saw gains of 1.28 rupees, closing at 313.23 compared to 311.95 from the previous session.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR gained 0.78 paisa, closing at 1.7599 versus 1.7677 a day ago.

The Chinese Yuan lost 1.19 paisa, closing at 38.37 against 38.39 from the previous session.

The Saudi Riyal closed at 74.26 with a gain of 3 paisa from its value of 74.23 a day ago.

The U.A.E Dirham increased in value by 2.56 paisa from 75.85 a day ago to 75.82.

During the current financial year, PKR has appreciated against the Dollar by 7.39 rupees or 2.65%. While the current calendar year has seen PKR appreciate by 3.26 rupees or 1.17%.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched down by 1 bps to 19.85% and 20.1%.

Performance Summary

Currency Jun 20, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Change 1 Month FYTD CYTD 1 Day 7 Day 1 Month MTD FYTD CYTD
USD 278.6 278.5097 -0.0903 -0.2097 7.3905 3.2607 -0.03% 0% -0.08% -0.1% 2.65% 1.17%
EUR 298.7707 298.2282 -0.5425 3.7004 14.1601 12.7276 -0.18% 0.84% 1.24% 0.82% 4.74% 4.26%
GBP 354.0728 354.5568 0.484 -0.1274 10.0645 4.5244 0.14% 0.62% -0.04% -0.13% 2.84% 1.28%
CHF 313.2273 311.9509 -1.2764 -7.3711 6.5295 21.8425 -0.41% -0.63% -2.35% -1.8% 2.08% 6.97%
JPY 1.7599 1.7677 0.0078 0.0221 0.2324 0.2296 0.44% 0.65% 1.26% 0.64% 13.21% 13.05%
SAR 74.2636 74.2336 -0.03 -0.0321 1.9904 0.8992 -0.04% 0% -0.04% -0.08% 2.68% 1.21%
AED 75.8498 75.8242 -0.0256 -0.0571 2.012 0.8929 -0.03% 0% -0.08% -0.1% 2.65% 1.18%
CNY 38.3733 38.3852 0.0119 0.0858 1.2964 1.2581 0.03% 0.11% 0.22% 0.15% 3.38% 3.28%

52 Week Performance

Currency High Low Trading Band % Since High % Since Low High Date Low Date Days Since High Days Since Low
USD 275.438 307.1 31.6619 -1.14% 10.23% 04-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 352 289
EUR 291.618 332.701 41.083 -2.39% 11.36% 16-Oct-23 31-Aug-23 248 294
GBP 337.032 387.972 50.9401 -4.81% 9.57% 16-Oct-23 31-Aug-23 248 294
CHF 306.458 347.163 40.7049 -2.16% 10.83% 13-Oct-23 31-Aug-23 251 294
JPY 1.851 2.1004 0.2494 5.18% 19.35% 16-Oct-23 01-Sep-23 248 293
SAR 73.4412 81.8703 8.4291 -1.11% 10.24% 04-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 352 289
AED 74.9888 83.6089 8.6201 -1.14% 10.23% 04-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 352 289
CNY 37.8634 42.0637 4.2003 -1.33% 9.62% 16-Oct-23 01-Sep-23 248 293

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