KARACHI: The latest foreign currency rates have been released for Pakistan’s open market and interbank market, including the US dollar, British pound, euro, Saudi riyal and UAE dirham. According to rates updated at 11:04 a.m. on October 17, 2026, the US dollar was being sold at Rs280.20 in the open market, the British pound at Rs372.41 and the euro at Rs315.42, while the dollar’s selling rate in the interbank market was recorded at Rs277.35.
In the open market, the Australian dollar was being bought at Rs191.61 and sold at Rs196.75. The Canadian dollar was being bought at Rs193.15 and sold at Rs198.75. The Chinese yuan was quoted at Rs38.40 for buying and Rs38.85 for selling, while the euro was being bought at Rs310.91 and sold at Rs315.42.
The Japanese yen was quoted at Rs1.7342 for buying and Rs1.8339 for selling. The Saudi riyal was being bought at Rs73.85 and sold at Rs74.50. The UAE dirham was quoted at Rs75.55 for buying and Rs76.30 for selling. The British pound was being bought at Rs368.44 and sold at Rs372.41, while the US dollar’s buying rate stood at Rs277.50.
Meanwhile, in the interbank market, the Australian dollar’s bank buying rate was recorded at Rs192.50 and its selling rate at Rs192.84. The Canadian dollar was being bought at Rs194.98 and sold at Rs195.33. The Chinese yuan was quoted at Rs41.37 for buying and Rs41.45 for selling, while the Danish krone was being bought at Rs41.59 and sold at Rs41.67.
In the interbank market, the euro’s buying rate was recorded at Rs310.89 and its selling rate at Rs311.46. The Hong Kong dollar was being bought at Rs35.28 and sold at Rs35.34, while the Japanese yen was quoted at Rs1.7500 for buying and Rs1.7531 for selling.
The Saudi riyal’s interbank buying rate stood at Rs73.77 and its selling rate at Rs73.90. The Singapore dollar was being bought at Rs215.99 and sold at Rs216.38. The Swedish krona was quoted at Rs27.83 for buying and Rs27.88 for selling, while the Swiss franc was being bought at Rs334.22 and sold at Rs334.83.
Similarly, the Thai baht’s interbank buying rate was recorded at Rs8.26 and its selling rate at Rs8.27. The British pound was being bought at Rs366.84 and sold at Rs367.51, while the US dollar’s bank buying rate stood at Rs276.85 and its selling rate at Rs277.35.
