KARACHI: US dollar rose Rs2.70 to Rs156.58 in the interbank market on Monday. The price of the US dollar shot up Rs2.70 in the open market as trade started on Monday, reaching Rs157 in the open market.
The rapid spread of the coronavirus infection around the world has had a negative impact on the world economy, creating hindrances for supply chains across the globe.
The development also comes in the wake of oil prices crashing by 30% due to a disagreement between the cartel of oil-producing and exporting countries (OPEC) and Russia on cutting production.
