Rupee slumps 0.65 paise against dollar on weekly basis
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 16, 2021
KARACHI: The United States (US) dollar continued its surge against the Pakistani rupee in the interbank market during the outgoing week, ARY News reported on Saturday.
According to a weekly report, the rupee appreciated 65 paisas to end at 170.53 against the greenback, when compared with last week’s closing of 170.18 in the inter-bank market.
In the open market, the rupee gained 80 paisas to finish at Rs171.80 against last week’s closing of 171 against the dollar.
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The Euro, British Pound and Emarati Dirham also shed their value by Rs0.50, Rs2 and Rs0.40 against rupee to close at Rs199, Rs236 and Rs48.30 respectively.
Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for today: https://t.co/KgqcCOJIf8 pic.twitter.com/yy6BTUOviO
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) October 15, 2021
The Saudi Riyal also lost its value by Rs0.30 during the last week and was traded at Rs45.70 during the last closing day.
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