Karachi: The Pakistani rupee fell to a record low against the US dollar on Monday, breaching threshold of 245 against the greenback in the open market. With a fresh decline of Rs4.40, the local currency closed at Rs245.40 against the greenback in the open market. Meanwhile, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the rupee closed at 237.91 after losing Rs1.07 (or 0.45%) as it inches closer to an all-time low of 239.94 hit on July 28.

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