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Dollar hits Rs.164.5 in interbank trading


KARACHI: The rupee continued its downward drive in search for a base for a second successive day on Thursday.

The money further debilitated by Rs2.34 to Rs164.50 to the US dollar during intra-day exchange the between bank showcase.

The rupee shut at Rs162.16 on Wednesday, as per the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Specialists said the pattern in rupee is seen in front of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) official executive gathering on July 3 to consider giving the last endorsement for a bailout worth $6 billion for Islamabad.

Aside from that the freefall in the rupee is seen since the administration as of late finished its authority over rupee under IMF condition and let market powers – for the most part the banks – choose rupee-dollar conversion scale keeping in view the interest and supply circumstance of the outside money in the framework.

To review, Pakistan outside money stores stand deficient at $7.69 billion.

Specialists said Pakistan is to make enormous import and remote obligation reimbursements before the active monetary year finishes on June 30, 2019.

The circumstance; low holds and high worldwide installments, continued mounting weight on rupee against the dollar.

On Wednesday alone, the rupee fell by a noteworthy 3.3% to Rs162.16 to the greenback.

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