As a result of balanced demand and supply of dollar, the rupee maintained firmness against the greenback on the currency market on Saturday, dealers said.
Money experts attributed the rise in the value of the rupee to slight fall in demand for the US currency, in the meantime, curiosity is rising among both buyers and seller that how the rupee perform next week to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF)'s reviews about the Pak economy and what proposals were suggested by the IMF. A host of negative developments in the basic fundamentals, dragging the rupee down versus the dollar, they said.
The national currency also gained 20 paisa against the euro for buying and selling at Rs 125.20 and Rs 126.20, they said. At the week-end, the euro rose to its highest in more than five weeks against the dollar, heading for its fourth straight month of gains, as investors clung to hopes that US politicians would reach a fiscal deal before the end of the year. The yen slumped and was on track for its worst month since February against the dollar on speculation that a likely change in Japan's government would lead to aggressive monetary easing.

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Open Buying     Rs 97.35
Open Selling    Rs 97.55
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