The U.S. dollar closed at 221.66 rupees on Monday, and on the second working day of the week the local currency appreciated by 0.01 rupee, or about 0.00 percent, against the U.S. dollar, the official figures showed.
The rupee recorded a gain of 0.26 rupee or 0.12 percent appreciation on Monday in the inter-bank market. The local currency largely witnessed a stable trend over the last week, moving in between 221 and 222, despite the strengthening of the greenback against the other currencies.
According to market analysts, this exchange rate's stability was a result of strict monitoring by the concerned government authorities.
Additionally, the SBP and Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency on Monday announced to take a concerted joint effort to apprehend and implicate illegal foreign exchange operators and speculators across the country.
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