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Interbank dollar rate dips by Rs0.23 against Pakistani rupee

Dollar, however, closed at Rs156.60 in the open market, translating into a Rs0.60 loss against rupee

Web Desk
September 02, 2019
Interbank dollar rate dips by Rs0.23 against Pakistani rupee
A currency trader counts Pakistani rupees against US dollars at an exchange company in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files

KARACHI: The US dollar closed Rs0.23 cheaper — at Rs156.62 — against the Pakistani rupee in the interbank market as ofMonday's closing bell.

In the open market, however, the dollar closed at Rs156.60, translating into a Rs0.60 loss against the rupee.

Trading range of the KSE100 Index at the Pakistan Stock Exchange remained at501 points between the highest and lowest marks of the day and closed with a 385-point increase at 30,057 points.

During the day,77.5 million shares worth Rs2.5 billion were traded and market capitalisation rose Rs56 billion to Rs6.138 trillion.


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