{"id":105681,"date":"2026-03-05T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dollar-and-other-currency-rates-in-pakistan-today-05-mar-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:50:09","slug":"dollar-and-other-currency-rates-in-pakistan-today-05-mar-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dollar-and-other-currency-rates-in-pakistan-today-05-mar-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollar and Other Currency Rates in Pakistan Today- 05 Mar. 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karachi, 05 March 2026<\/strong> \u2013 The Pakistani rupee strengthened in Thursday\u2019s session, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fixing the USD\/PKR mark-to-market currency rate at Rs 279.4115<\/strong>, 1 paisa below last close<\/strong> and the slimmest print of 2026 so far.<\/p>\n

Priority Currencies \u2013 Quick Take<\/h2>\n
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    US Dollar (USD) \u2013 279.41 (spot)<\/strong>
    The modest retreat keeps the greenback tethered to the 279.41 level, comfortably within the 279\u2013282 range that has governed trade since October. One-week forwards sit at 279.79, implying a negligible 0.14 % carrying cost. Exporters continue to offload positions above 279.80, while petroleum importers accumulate on dips below 279.40.
    \u201cMarket liquidity remains ample; the currency rate is drifting on technical flows rather than any fundamental catalyst,\u201d<\/em> noted a senior treasury official.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    British Pound (GBP) \u2013 372.40 (spot)<\/strong> \u2b50
    Sterling retreats to 372.40 from yesterday\u2019s 373.11; one-year forward is 386.46, translating into 3.8 % annualised rupee depreciation. Textile exporters to Manchester are hedging six-month receivables near 374, maintaining healthy forward premiums.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Saudi Riyal (SAR) \u2013 74.42<\/strong>
    SAR edges marginally higher to 74.4244; 12-month forward is 76.76, an annualised 3.1 %\u2014still the narrowest spread among principal remittance channels. Exchange houses report steady foot traffic from pilgrims securing rates ahead of the upcoming Umrah season.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    UAE Dirham (AED) \u2013 76.08<\/strong>
    AED firms slightly to 76.0811; six-month forward is 77.36, implying 3.3 % annualised rupee softness. Gulf salary remittances continue flowing through official banking corridors, keeping the cross-rate anchored.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Qatari Riyal (QAR) \u2013 76.60<\/strong>
    QAR mirrors regional peers at 76.6036; 12-month forward is 79.55, a 4.2 % annualised differential\u2014virtually matching SAR and AED, underscoring uniform Gulf-peg stability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) \u2013 912.51<\/strong>
    KWD softens to 912.5130 on the subdued USD cross. Twelve-month forwards at 949.36 equate to 4.0 % annualised PKR weakness\u2014marginally wider than GCC counterparts due to thinner dinar market depth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Australian Dollar (AUD) \u2013 196.34<\/strong>
    The \u201cAussie\u201d firms to 196.34 as iron-ore steadies above $104\/t. One-year forward is 202.33, implying 3.1 % annualised rupee depreciation\u2014tracking closely with the SAR curve, affirming commodity-linked volatility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Canadian Dollar (CAD) \u2013 204.63<\/strong>
    The \u201cLoonie\u201d firms to 204.63 as WTI crude hovers near $76\/bbl. Twelve-month forwards at 215.31 still pencil out to 5.2 % annualised rupee softness, though prairie pulse importers are said to have pre-booked March cargoes, limiting further CAD upside.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Other Major Currencies<\/h2>\n

    Euro opens at 323.99, down 0.1 % on the week following softer Eurozone inflation data; one-year forward is 341.53, translating into 5.4 % annualised rupee weakness. Japanese yen remains the most affordable major at 1.78 per unit, but forwards price 6.1 % annualised PKR decline\u2014the steepest among G-10 pairs. Swiss franc is 357.38; Singapore dollar 218.61; Swedish krona 30.27; Norwegian krone 28.87; Danish krone 43.36; New Zealand dollar 165.31; Chinese yuan 40.51; Turkish lira 6.35; Russian ruble 3.58; Indian rupee 3.05; Bangladeshi taka 2.28\u2014all within familiar ranges and suggesting no event-risk premium ahead of the IMF\u2019s first-quarter 2026 assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Karachi, 05 March 2026 \u2013 The Pakistani rupee strengthened in Thursday\u2019s session, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fixing the USD\/PKR mark-to-market currency rate at Rs 279.4115, 1 paisa below last close and the slimmest print of 2026 so far. Priority Currencies \u2013 Quick Take US Dollar (USD) \u2013 279.41 (spot)The modest retreat keeps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static.arynews.tv\/zip-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/currency-rates-ai-image.jpg?imageMogr2\/format\/jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t