Forex Update: KARACHI, March 09: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 85.9 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 15:30 PST)

Note: We do not receive Foreign Exchange Rates regularly.

The last received rates are given below.

Spot Rates for public per unit of currency Exchange Rates for Currency Notes Bullion Rate in Rupees per 10 gms.

Spot rates for public per unit of currency
March 8, 2011
Countries Selling Buying Buying
T.T & O.D T.T Clean O.D/T.Chq
SWITZERLAND 91.92 91.71 91.47
JAPAN 1.0357 1.0333 1.0306
SAUDI ARABIA 22.72 22.66 22.6
CHINA 12.98 12.95 12.91
U.A.E. 23.2 23.14 23.08
U.S.A. 85.2 85 84.75
U.K. 138.05 137.73 137.3
EURO 119.15 118.87 118.49
CANADA 87.54 87.34 87.11
Source:-APP

Exchange Rates for Currency Notes
Countries Selling Buying
Rs. Rs.
U.S.A 86.05 83.9
S.ARABIA 22.94 22.38
U.K 139.43 135.93
JAPAN 1.0461 1.0203
EURO 120.34 117.3
U.A.E 23.43 21.47
Source: -APP

Bullion rates in Rupees per 10 grams
on March 8, 2011
KARACHI
Gold Tezabi (24-ct) Rs 39,214
Silver Tezabi (24-ct) Rs 900.00
MULTAN
Gold Tezabi (24-ct) Rs 39,000
Gold (22-ct) Rs 35,666
Silver Tezabi Rs 715.00
Silver Thobi Rs 706.00
NOTE: Rates from Lahore, Multan, Hyderabad and Peshawar not received.—APP

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