ISLAMABAD: The downward pressure on the rupee remained on Monday as it fell by Rs4.15 to Rs232.51 against the US dollar in the interbank market.
The value of the greenback continues to rise owing to the political instability in the country.
On Friday, the price had increased by Rs4.70 and crossed Rs230 at one point in the interbank market but later came down to Rs228.36.
Market talk had suggested that the rupee recorded the largest drop last week after 1998.
It is pertinent to note that the State Bank of Pakistan had injected Rs918.50 billion in commercial banks at increased rate of return of 14.90% for six-day period on Friday.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday, however, expressed confidence that the pressure on the rupee will reduce in the next week as the government has “succeeded to reduce imports.”
Pak rupee continues to sink, falls by Rs4.70 viz US dollar
ISLAMABAD: The downward pressure on the rupee remained on Monday as it fell by Rs4.15 to Rs232.51 against the US dollar in the interbank market.
The value of the greenback continues to rise owing to the political instability in the country.
On Friday, the price had increased by Rs4.70 and crossed Rs230 at one point in the interbank market but later came down to Rs228.36.
Market talk had suggested that the rupee recorded the largest drop last week after 1998.
It is pertinent to note that the State Bank of Pakistan had injected Rs918.50 billion in commercial banks at increased rate of return of 14.90% for six-day period on Friday.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday, however, expressed confidence that the pressure on the rupee will reduce in the next week as the government has “succeeded to reduce imports.”