Standard Bank
FOREX OPENING INDICATION RATES FOR 12 October 2026 as at 16:00
Closing rate history for date :    
Bank Buying Bank Selling
Country Cur T/T Cheques Foreign Cheques Foreign
Notes and T/T Notes
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS RAND PER UNIT FOREIGN CURRENCY
EURO EUR 18.1590 18.1593 18.7964 18.7971
BRITSH POUND GBP 21.5179 21.5183 22.2303 22.2311
UNITED STATES DOLUSD 16.3515 16.3518 16.7140 16.7146
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS FOREIGN CURRENCY PER R1
UAE DIRHAM AED .2278 .2167
ANGOLAN KWANZA AOA 61.2378 55.9520
ARGENTINIAN PESO ARS 92.7789 92.7772 90.7278 90.7246
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARAUD .0886 .0886 .0851 .0851
BANGLADESH TAKA BDT 7.5651 7.3292
BRAZILLIAN REAL BRL .3050 .2983
BOTSWANA PULA BWP .9224 .9224 .8052 .8052
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD .0879 .0879 .0846 .0846
SWISS FRANC CHF .0515 .0515 .0494 .0494
CHINESE YUAN CNY .4130 .4130 .3971 .3970
CZECH KRONER CZK 1.3464 1.2936
DANISH KRONER DKK .4124 .3969
EGYPTIAN POUND EGP 3.2506 3.1200
FIJI DOLLAR FJD .1424 .1299
GHANA CEDI GHS .7308 .6910
GAMBIA DALASI GMD 4.6051 4.4155
GUINEAN FRANC GNF538.1769 526.2056
HONG KONG DOLLAR HKD .4840 .4840 .4655 .4655
HUNGARIAN FORINT HUF 20.4972 19.0092
ISRAELI SHEKEL ILS .1908 .1908 .1810 .1810
INDIAN RUPEE INR 5.9900 5.5980
ICELANDIC KRONA ISK 7.4641 7.2808
JAPANESE YEN JPY 9.7561 9.7561 9.4364 9.4361
KENYAN SHILLING KES 8.1308 7.5715
KOREAN WON KRW 81.5924 79.8081
SRI LANKA RUPEE LKR 20.4581 19.5902
LESOTHO LOTI LSL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
MOROCCAN DIRHAM MAD .6050 .5708
MALAGASY ARIARY MGA286.7015 259.3036
MAURITIAN RUPEE MUR 3.0230 3.0229 2.7528 2.7527
MALAWI KWACHA MWK108.4121 08.4101 103.4043 103.4006
MEXICAN PESO MXN 1.1460 1.0495
MOZAMBIQUE NETICAMZN 4.0755 4.0754 3.6598 3.6597
NAMIBIA DOLLAR NAD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
NIGERIAN NAIRA NGN 84.6406 80.5313
NORWEGIAN KRONOR NOK .5894 .5668
NEW ZEALAND DOLLANZD .1106 .1106 .1057 .1057
POLISH ZLOTY PLN .2468 .2282
QATAR RIYAL QAR .2294 .2118
ROMANIAN LEU RON .2994 .2785
RUSSIAN ROUBLE RUB 5.2772 4.8944
RAWANDAN FRANC RWF 93.7529 85.3775
SAUDI RIYALS SAR .2363 .2182
SEYCHELLE RUPEE SCR .8458 .8274
SWEDISH KRONER SEK .6174 .5949
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD .0790 .0790 .0760 .0760
SOUTH SUDAN POUNDSSP355.2273 340.5229
SWAZILAND LILANGESZL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
THAI BAHT THB 2.1092 2.1091 1.9587 1.9586
TUNISIAN DINAR TND .1897 .1742
TURKISH LIRE TRY 3.0307 2.9382
TAIWAN DOLLAR TWD 1.9540 1.9098
TANZANIA SHILLINGTZS160.2913 159.3570
UGANDA SHILLING UGX261.7497 242.6110
CFA FRANC XAF 37.0565 32.5948
SENEGALESE FRANC XOF 38.4650 35.0179
ZAMBIAN KWACHA ZMW 1.2618 1.1501
'Cheques' denotes Travellers cheques, Personal cheques, Drafts
and Clean items.
Exchange rates supplied by Corporate and Investment Banking Division