Rupee gains 9 paisa against USD

Dunya News

The greenback closed at Rs155.69

KARACHI (Dunya News) – The exchange rate of US Dollar decreased by 9 paisa in the interbank on Wednesday against Pakistani rupee.

The greenback closed at Rs155.69 on second business day of the week compared to previous closing of 155.78.

Since start of June, dollar has risen by 1.29 paisa. However, the greenback has lost 12.74 rupees or 7.86 percent of its value from its peak of 168.43 in August 2020.

Meanwhile, the price of euro appreciated by 5 paisa and closed at Rs189.75 against the last working day’s trading of Rs189.70, the State Bank of Pakistan reported.

The Japanese Yen closed at Rs1.42, whereas an increase of 44 paisa was witnessed in the exchange rate of British Pound, which was traded at Rs220.36 as compared to its last closing of Rs220.36.

The exchange rates of Emirates Dirham and Saudi Riyal decreased by about 3 paisa each to close at Rs42.38 and Rs41.51 respectively.