KARACHI: The Pak Rupee fell by five paisas against dollar on Thursday due to rise in demand for import payment.
The rupee ended Rs158.57 to the dollar from previous day’s closing of R$158.52 in interbank foreign exchange market.
Currency dealers said that rise in demand for import payment depreciated the local currency. They said that majority of dollar demand was for the payment of imported commodities related to holy month of Ramazan.
The exchange rate in open market was remained unchanged. The dollar buying and selling was recorded at Rs157.50/Rs158.50, the same previous day’s closing, in cash ready market.
