The Pakistani rupee gained 0.21% aginst the US dollar during the opening hours of trading in the interbank market on Monday.
At 10:30 a.m., the rupee was trading at 279.78, up Re0.58 in the interbank market.
The Pakistani rupee resumed its upward trend against the US dollar last week, rising Rs1.04 or 0.37% to conclude at 280.36 against the greenback in the inter-bank market.