PKR weakens by 5 paisa against USD

By MG News | May 21, 2025 at 03:47 PM GMT+05:00

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May 21, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) decreased by 4.80 paisa or 0.02% against the US dollar in Wednesday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 281.97 per USD, compared to the previous closing of 281.92.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 281.95 and a low (ask) of 281.95.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 282.50 for buying and 284 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR deteriorated 1.75 rupees or 0.55% against the Euro, closing at 319.38 compared to the previous value of 317.64.

Against the British Pound, PKR fell by 72.68 paisa or 0.19% to 378.08 compared to 377.35 a day ago.

The local unit depreciated 3.39 rupees or 1.00% against Swiss franc to close at 342.07.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR's value depreciated 0.50 paisa or 0.26% to close the session at 1.9589 versus 1.9539 a day ago.

Pakistani Rupee fell 8.11 paisa or 0.21% against Chinese Yuan to close at 39.12 from 39.04.

The local currency decreased by 1.08 paisa or 0.01% against Saudi Riyal to 75.18. While it deteriorated by 1.41 paisa or 0.02% against the U.A.E Dirham to close at 76.77.

During the current fiscal year, PKR has deteriorated against the US Dollar by 3.63 rupees or 1.29%. While it has fell 3.42 rupees or 1.21% so far this calendar year.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates remain unchanged at 11.14% and 11.39%.

Performance Summary

Currency	May 21, 2025	May 20, 2025	1D		7D		1M		FYTD		CYTD
USD	281.9674	281.9194	-0.0480	-0.02%	-0.2512	-0.09%	-1.0986	-0.39%	-3.6262	-1.29%	-3.4174	-1.21%
EUR	319.3844	317.6386	-1.7458	-0.55%	-3.4538	-1.08%	5.0612	1.58%	-21.6984	-6.79%	-29.3024	-9.17%
GBP	378.0760	377.3492	-0.7268	-0.19%	-2.6610	-0.70%	-1.4590	-0.39%	-26.1552	-6.92%	-28.3704	-7.50%
CHF	342.0689	338.6827	-3.3862	-0.99%	-5.8920	-1.72%	6.6849	1.95%	-32.6633	-9.55%	-33.6312	-9.83%
JPY	1.9589	1.9539	-0.0050	-0.26%	-0.0421	-2.15%	0.0384	1.96%	-0.2291	-11.69%	-0.1755	-8.96%
SAR	75.1753	75.1645	-0.0108	-0.01%	-0.0650	-0.09%	-0.3189	-0.42%	-0.9806	-1.30%	-1.0337	-1.38%
AED	76.7697	76.7556	-0.0141	-0.02%	-0.0715	-0.09%	-0.3022	-0.39%	-0.9893	-1.29%	-0.9335	-1.22%
CNY	39.1214	39.0403	-0.0811	-0.21%	-0.0528	-0.13%	-0.5773	-1.48%	-0.8162	-2.09%	-0.9599	-2.45%

52 Week Performance

Currency	High	Low	Trading Band	% Since High	% Since Low	High Date	Low Date	Days Since High	Days Since Low
USD	277.5179	281.9674	4.4495	-1.58%	0.00%	04-Oct-24	21-May-25	229	0
EUR	284.6665	324.4456	39.7791	-10.87%	1.58%	13-Jan-25	21-Apr-25	128	30
GBP	338.2418	378.0760	39.8342	-10.54%	0.00%	13-Jan-25	21-May-25	128	0
CHF	303.4906	348.7538	45.2632	-11.28%	1.95%	03-Feb-25	21-Apr-25	107	30
JPY	1.7211	1.9999	0.2788	-12.14%	2.09%	03-Jul-24	22-Apr-25	322	29
SAR	73.8767	75.1753	1.2986	-1.73%	0.00%	04-Oct-24	21-May-25	229	0
AED	75.5541	76.7697	1.2156	-1.58%	0.00%	04-Oct-24	21-May-25	229	0
CNY	37.9910	39.5910	1.6000	-2.89%	1.20%	10-Jan-25	30-Sep-24	131	233

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