Rupee depreciates by Rs1.17 against dollar in early trading

Rupee depreciates by Rs1.17 against dollar in early trading

KARACHI: The Pak Rupee witnessed significant decline at the opening of trade on Tuesday. The rupee lost Rs1.17 paisas against dollar in early trade, dealers said.

The dollar is being traded atRs157.75 to the dollar from last day’s closing of Rs156.58 in interbank foreign exchange market.

Currency experts said that the massive losses in world stock markets motivated investors to consolidate their funds. Due to these reasons outflows in portfolio investments in debt securities market would had happened.

The rupee lost Rs3.51 in last two days.