- The buying rate of the US dollar was Rs159.8, while it was being sold at Rs160.5 at opening of trading.
- On Thursday, the rupee ended marginally stronger due to the dollar selling by exporters.
- “The rupee looks to conclude this week at 160.05 to 160.15/dollar,” according to a dealer.
KARACHI: The buying rate of the US dollar was Rs159.8, while its selling rate was Rs160.5 on Friday, January 15 at the opening of Pakistan’s currency market.
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Earlier on Thursday, the rupee ended marginally stronger due to the dollar selling by exporters, while positive sentiment about the country’s economic outlook also propped up the domestic currency, dealers said.
The rupee closed 0.11% firmer at 160.18 against the dollar, compared with Wednesday’s closing of 160.35 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The rupee gained 10 paisas to end at 160.30 against the dollar in the open market.
“Healthy supplies due to exporters’ dollar selling helped the rupee gain during the session,” a forex dealer said. “The importers’ dollar demand has eased,” he added.
Dealers said sentiments were very positive for the economy, as well as for the currency.
The encouraging industrial output numbers and stable outlook for Pakistan’s economy, as well as the banking sector by the latest Moody’s report, was positively impacting the rupee, they said. “The rupee looks to conclude this week at 160.05 to 160.15/dollar,” another dealer said.
Meanwhile, the following are the rates of the US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound, the UAE’s Dirham, and other foreign currencies in the open market today.
The information has been obtained from the Forex Association of Pakistan.
| Currency | Buying | Selling |
| Australian Dollar | 122 | 124 |
| Canadian Dollar | 124 | 126.5 |
| Euro | 193 | 195.5 |
| Saudi Riyal | 42.25 | 43.1 |
| Japanese Yen | 1.55 | 1.58 |
| Chinese Yuan | 24.85 | 25 |
| UAE Dirham | 43.6 | 44.1 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 216.5 | 219.5 |
| US Dollar | 159.8 | 160.5 |