The Pakistani rupee gained 25 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market on Friday.

The greenback was trading at Rs279.03 at the market closing as against the previous day’s closing of Rs279.28.

The buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs279.2 and Rs282, respectively, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan.

The exchange rates of the Emirates dirham and the Saudi riyal decreased by seven paisas each to close at Rs75.97 and Rs74.39, respectively.

The price of the euro increased by 97 paisas to close at Rs305.19 against the last day’s closing of Rs304.22.

An increase of Rs2.10 was witnessed in the exchange rate of the British Pound, which was traded at Rs357.68 compared to the last closing of Rs355.58.