*KARACHI: The greenback continued to shed value against rupee on Thursdayand traded at Rs219.38 in the interbank while the banks are selling the USdollar at Rs220.18, forex dealers said.*
In open market, the dollar declined by Rs2 and traded between Rs216 toRs218.
US dollar shed Rs2.53 in the interbank today and traded at Rs219.38.
Last week on Friday, the US dollar continued its downward slide on thefifth consecutive day against the rupee and the trend continuing this week.According to forex dealers, the greenback shed Rs2.13 in the interbank andtraded at Rs221.91 while the banks were selling the US dollar at Rs222.75on Wednesday.
In open market, the dollar declined by Rs2 and traded between Rs218 andRs220.
The rupee got its strength amid an assurance from the IMF for the releaseof a USD1.17 billion tranche.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that Pakistan hasattained all the set targets for the revival of the Extended Fund Facility(EFF) programme.







