NBP issues foreign exchange rates

According to Mettis Global, the treasury arm of National Bank of Pakistan published its foreign exchange rates on Thursday, 8 October 2026, which act as a reference for the day's currency dealings. The US dollar was quoted at Rs277.40 for selling and Rs276.90 for buying, while the euro stood at Rs310.82 selling and Rs310.26 buying.

Sterling was priced at Rs366.51 selling and Rs365.85 buying, and the Japanese yen at Rs1.7542 and Rs1.7510 respectively. The list also includes the UAE dirham and Saudi riyal, among other currencies. The bank states the rates cannot be used for transactions above 5,000 US dollars or equivalent on a cumulative basis.

A separate table for frozen foreign currency deposits set the dollar at Rs276.9928, sterling at Rs366.6831, the euro at Rs310.0381 and the yen at Rs1.752, with settlement due on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. Several listed currencies are not open to NBP customers. Mettis Global describes the release as part of the bank's routine foreign exchange market update.