Pakistan
Pak rupee plunges by Rs0.05 against dollar in interbank
The local currency closes at 218.43 against dollar in the interbank market
Karachi: The Pakistani rupee continued to fall against the US dollar on Friday, depreciating 0.02 per cent in the interbank market. The local currency appreciated against the greenback for 13 consecutive sessions.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the rupee closed at 218.43 after depreciating Rs0.05 against the greenback.
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Following a decline in the foreign exchange reserves, the drop in inflows impacted the market sentiment and encouraged importers to buy US dollars at the prevailing rate before it became expensive.
According to currency experts, the local currency will bound back in days to come.