Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose by $72 million to $11.310 billion in the week ending December 24, the central bank said on Friday.

Reserves held by the SBP rose to $8.867 billion from $8.798 billion a week earlier, while those held by commercial banks jumped to $2.443 billion from $2.440 billion, the central bank said in a statement. The bank did not give any reason for the increase.

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