The Pakistani rupee registered marginal gain against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Monday. At close, the local currency settled at 279.30 against the greenback. On Friday , the local unit closed at 279.31. Moreover, the dollar held near a 10-month high on Monday in a tentative start to the week, as investors braced for ​a slew of central bank meetings under the shadow of the US-Israel war on Iran. the dollar retraced some of last week’s strong gains, leaving the ⁠euro bouncing slightly from a 7-1/2-month low hit earlier in the session to trade 0.14% higher at $1.1433. Sterling was up 0.17% at $1.3245, though was not far from ​the 3-1/2-month low it hit on Friday as it clocked a 1.5% weekly decline. The dollar index eased slightly to 100.20, but remained perched near last week’s 10-month ​high. Furthermore, oil prices rose on Monday as investor focus returned to threats facing Middle East oil facilities, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for nations to help safeguard the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global energy shipments. Brent crude futures climbed $1.27, or 1.2%, to $104.41 a barrel by 0400 GMT, after settling up $2.68 on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 54 cents, or 0.6%, at $99.25 a barrel, after settling up nearly $3 in the previous session