US dollar again thrashes rupee; rises to Rs178
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The value of US dollar is constantly rising as the greenback has gained 11 paisas against the Pakistani rupee as the dollar is being exchanged in the inter-bank trading for Rs178, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The rupee has been persistently losing its value lately making the dollar costlier day by day. In today’s (Tuesday) inter-bank trading it shed 11 more paisas and the rate of dollar rose to Rs178.
On Monday, the rate of dollar was Rs177.89 at the time of closing of inter-bank trading. In the open market yesterday, the US dollar reached a new peak of Rs180.50 and gained 60 paisas against rupee.
In the open market on Monday, other currencies also rose and the rates of the British pound increased by 70 paisas to Rs237. While the Emirati dirham also went up by 40 paisas against the Pakistani rupee and reached Rs50.30. Saudi Riyal remained unchanged at Rs 47.55 and the rate of Euro was also same at Rs 201.70.