Financial Tribune - The US dollar extended gains against the rial on Thursday, comfortably breaking past the resistance level of 240,000 rials after falling briefly near the critical level.

The greenback closed Thursday at 243,000 rials, up more than 1.6% compared to 239,000 rials a session earlier.

Similarly, the euro rose slightly to 272,000 rials, gaining more than 0.7%, or 2,000 rials, and the UAE dirham remained unchanged at 65,500 rials.