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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.

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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).

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Change

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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

It gained 68 paisas against GBP and 44 paisas against the Australian Dollar.

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