
- The purchasing and selling paces of the US dollar would stayed unaltered on Friday because of the conclusion of markets.
- Dealers said the rupee wrapped 2020 on a positive note because of the absence of import installment pressure.
- On Thursday, the rupee fortified for the second consecutive session.
KARACHI: The purchasing and selling paces of the US dollar will stay unaltered on Friday, as the unfamiliar trade market will be closed by virtue of the bank occasion on January 1.
However, on Thursday, the rupee reinforced for the second consecutive meeting, helped by lukewarm interest for the dollar from merchants and greenback selling by exporters.
The rupee shut down at 159.83/dollar, contrasted and Wednesday’s end of 160.28 in the interbank money market. The neighborhood unit acknowledged 0.28 percent, or 45 paisas during the session.
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Dealers said the rupee wrapped 2020 on a positive note because of the absence of import installment weight and smooth stock of the greenback in the market.
“There were fewer import payments,” an unfamiliar trade seller said. “Exporters sold dollars, which pushed the rupee up on the last trading day of the year.”
Meanwhile, coming up next were the paces of the US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound, the UAE’s Dirham, and other unfamiliar monetary standards in the open market.
Currency | Buying | Selling |
Australian Dollar | 120 | 122 |
Canadian Dollar | 123 | 125.5 |
Euro | 195 | 198 |
Saudi Riyal | 42.25 | 43 |
Japanese Yen | 1.55 | 1.58 |
China Yuan | 24.6 | 24.75 |
UAE Dirham | 43 | 43.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | 214 | 217 |
US Dollar | 159.9 | 160.5 |