Rupee Rises to 279 Against US Dollar for the First Time Since February 2025

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) closed in green against the US Dollar (USD) for the 79th consecutive day on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, it posted gains against most of the other major currencies during today’s session.

The PKR closed at 279.97 after gaining three paisas against the US Dollar today. This is the first time since February 2025 that PKR has settled at 279.

Other Currencies

The PKR was green against most of the other major currencies in the interbank market today.

It again ended on a positive note against both the UAE Dirham (AED) and the Saudi Riyal (SAR).

Currency	12-Jan 2026	13-Jan 2026	14-Jan 2026	Change +/–
USD	280.0121	280.0018	279.9735	0.0283
EUR	327.2502	326.5241	325.9732	0.5509
GBP	376.7423	376.9945	376.3124	0.6821
AUD	187.9162	187.7132	187.2743	0.4389
MYR	68.9261	69.0510	69.1634	-0.1124
CNY	40.1474	40.1347	40.1525	-0.0178
CAD	201.8542	201.7159	201.4850	0.2309
AED	76.2353	76.2325	76.2248	0.0077
SAR	74.6679	74.6632	74.6536	0.0096