KARACHI – Foreign exchange rates remained largely stable in open market, with US dollar, euro, pound sterling, UAE dirham and Saudi riyal trading at firm levels against the Pakistani rupee.
On Tuesday, US dollar was bought at Rs280.5 and sold at Rs282.7, while Euro stood at Rs326 on buying side and Rs329 on the selling. UK pound sterling remained one of the strongest currencies, trading at Rs375.5 for buying and Rs379 for selling.
UAE Dirham was quoted at Rs76.6 for buying and Rs77.2 for selling, while the Saudi riyal traded at Rs74.9 and Rs75.3, respectively.
Canadian dollar was available at Rs201 for buying and Rs206 for selling, while Australian dollar traded between Rs186 and Rs191. Chinese yuan was quoted at Rs39.73 and Rs40.13, whereas the Japanese yen stood at Rs1.76 on the buying side and Rs1.86 on selling.
European currencies also held steady, with the Swiss franc trading at Rs347.74 and Rs350.49, the Danish krone at Rs43.27 and Rs43.67, and the Swedish krona at Rs30.16 and Rs30.46. Singapore dollar was quoted at Rs216.5 for buying and Rs221.5 for selling.
