
- On Tuesday, the rupee weakened for the second straight session as a consequence of continued demand for the exhausting foreign money from importers.
- The rupee ended decrease at 160.45 towards the greenback within the open market within the earlier buying and selling session.
- Analysts see the rupee to stay secure with slight depreciation towards the greenback in 2021.
KARACHI: The shopping for price of the US greenback was Rs160 whereas its promoting price was Rs160.8 on Wednesday, January 6 on the opening of Pakistan’s foreign money market.
On Tuesday, the rupee weakened for the second straight session as a consequence of continued demand for the exhausting foreign money from importers.
Within the interbank market, the rupee closed at 160.33 towards the greenback, in contrast with Monday’s opening of 159.98. The home foreign money fell 0.22 p.c through the day.
The rupee ended decrease at 160.45 towards the greenback within the open market. It had settled at 160.45 within the earlier commerce.
“There was a dollar demand today, and we didn’t see exporters selling dollars in the market. The rupee was under pressure due to weak supplies,” a foreign money supplier stated.
“We expect the rupee to trade in the range-bound manner in the coming days on the back of sluggish demand from importers and the corporates. Payments seem to have been covered in the first trading sessions of this week.”
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Analysts see the rupee to stay secure with slight depreciation towards the greenback in 2021.
Wholesome remittances, an encouraging begin of the Roshan Digital Initiative, and elevated progress in exports in latest months will hold the rupee secure this yr. The actual efficient change price is beneath 100 and exhibiting that the native foreign money is at the moment undervalued.
In the meantime, the next had been the charges of the US Greenback, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound, the UAE’s Dirham, and different foreign currency within the open market.
Foreign money | Shopping for | Promoting |
Australian Greenback | 121.5 | 123.5 |
Canadian Greenback | 124 | 126.5 |
Euro | 194 | 196.5 |
Saudi Riyal | 42.35 | 43 |
Japanese Yen | 1.55 | 1.58 |
China Yuan | 24.5 | 24.65 |
UAE Dirham | 43.5 | 44.2 |
UK Pound Sterling | 215 | 218 |
US Greenback | 160 | 160.8 |