In Europe, some countries were reviving curfews and lockdowns to fight a surge in new coronavirus cases, with Britain imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions in London on Friday.
As fresh curbs to combat COVID-19 were introduced in Europe and Britain, the world’s reserve currency surged to a two-week high of 93.910 against a basket of currencies. It held just below that peak in Asian morning trade.
In interbank trading, the price of euro depreciated by Rs. 1.20 and closed at Rs. 190.90 against the last day’s trading of Rs. 192.10, State Bank of Pakistan reported.
The rally in global equities started to run out of steam on Tuesday and risk appetite suffered, with the dollar index seeing its biggest daily jump in three weeks.
In interbank trading, the price of euro depreciated by 36 paisas and closed at Rs. 193.14 against the last day’s trading of Rs. 193.50, State Bank of Pakistan reported.