PKR surges ahead, increases by 27 paisa vs USD

By MG News | December 28, 2023 at 04:06 PM GMT+05:00

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December 28, 2023 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) appreciated by 26.67 paisa against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session as the currency settled the trade at PKR 281.93 per USD, compared to the previous session's closing of PKR 282.2 per USD.

The Currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 282.19 and a low (ask) of 282.

In the open market, Exchange Companies quoted the dollar at 280.21 for buying and 282.68 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR lost 1.88 rupees against the Euro, closing at 313.48 compared to the previous value of 311.6.

The British Pound became expensive by 2.14 rupees closing at 361.41 compared to 359.27 from a day ago.

The Swiss franc saw gains of 5.58 rupees, closing at 335.85 compared to 330.27 from the previous session.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR lost 2.48 paisa, closing at 2.002 versus 1.9772 a day ago.

The Chinese Yuan gained 17.37 paisa, closing at 39.68 against 39.5 from the previous session.

The Saudi Riyal closed at 75.18 with a loss of 6.51 paisa from its values of 75.24 a day ago.

The U.A.E Dirham decreased in value by 8.1 paisa from 76.76 a day ago to 76.84.

During the current financial year, PKR has appreciated against the Dollar by 4.06 rupees or 1.44%. While the current calendar year has seen PKR depreciate by 55.5 rupees or 19.69%.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates inched up by 6 bps to 21.25 and 21.5%.

Furthermore, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted an Open Market Operation (OMO) through which it cumulatively injected Rs1.8 trillion at a rate of 22.05%.

Performance Summary

Currency	Dec 28, 2023	Dec 27, 2023	Change	1 Month	FYTD	CYTD	1 Day	7 Day	1 Month	MTD	FYTD	CYTD
USD	281.9317	282.1984	0.2667	3.454	4.0588	-55.5008	0.09%	0.3%	1.23%	1.15%	1.44%	-19.69%
EUR	313.4799	311.6035	-1.8764	0.0163	-0.5491	-72.1724	-0.6%	-1.25%	0.01%	-0.35%	-0.18%	-23.02%
GBP	361.4083	359.2667	-2.1416	0.8746	2.729	-88.3326	-0.59%	-1.11%	0.24%	0.21%	0.76%	-24.44%
CHF	335.8529	330.2691	-5.5838	-10.8122	-16.0961	-90.8243	-1.66%	-2.35%	-3.22%	-2.7%	-4.79%	-27.04%
JPY	2.002	1.9772	-0.0248	-0.0648	-0.0097	-0.2884	-1.24%	-1.39%	-3.24%	-3.09%	-0.48%	-14.41%
SAR	75.1758	75.2409	0.0651	0.9128	1.0782	-14.9708	0.09%	0.27%	1.21%	1.11%	1.43%	-19.91%
AED	76.761	76.842	0.081	0.951	1.1008	-15.1086	0.11%	0.31%	1.24%	1.16%	1.43%	-19.68%
CNY	39.6754	39.5017	-0.1737	0.3759	-0.0057	-7.1097	-0.44%	-0.25%	0.95%	0.78%	-0.01%	-17.92%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	226.41	307.1	80.6894	-19.69%	8.93%	29-Dec-22	05-Sep-23	364	114
EUR	239.154	332.701	93.547	-23.71%	6.13%	06-Jan-23	31-Aug-23	356	119
GBP	270.362	387.972	117.6101	-25.19%	7.35%	06-Jan-23	31-Aug-23	356	119
CHF	242.255	347.163	104.9084	-27.87%	3.37%	06-Jan-23	31-Aug-23	356	119
JPY	1.6921	2.2178	0.5257	-15.48%	10.78%	06-Jan-23	11-May-23	356	231
SAR	60.205	81.8703	21.6653	-19.91%	8.91%	30-Dec-22	05-Sep-23	363	114
AED	61.6493	83.6089	21.9596	-19.69%	8.92%	29-Dec-22	05-Sep-23	364	114
CNY	32.4859	43.0908	10.6049	-18.12%	8.61%	29-Dec-22	11-May-23	364	231

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