Standard Bank
FOREX OPENING INDICATION RATES FOR 18 December 2025 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 19.3674 19.3671 20.0294 20.0294
BRITSH POUND GBP 22.1540 22.1539 22.8779 22.8779
UNITED STATES DOLUSD 16.5764 16.5763 16.9392 16.9392
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS FOREIGN CURRENCY PER R1
UAE DIRHAM AED .2247 .2138
ANGOLAN KWANZA AOA 59.4641 54.3119
ARGENTINIAN PESO ARS 87.6593 87.6598 85.7139 85.7139
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARAUD .0919 .0919 .0882 .0882
BANGLADESH TAKA BDT 7.3810 7.2170
BULGARIAN LEV BGN .1004 .0982
BRAZILLIAN REAL BRL .3335 .3263
BOTSWANA PULA BWP .8891 .8891 .7813 .7813
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD .0838 .0838 .0806 .0806
SWISS FRANC CHF .0484 .0484 .0463 .0463
CHINESE YUAN CNY .4277 .4277 .4117 .4117
CZECH KRONER CZK 1.2632 1.2124
DANISH KRONER DKK .3868 .3720
EGYPTIAN POUND EGP 2.8989 2.7774
FIJI DOLLAR FJD .1422 .1308
GHANA CEDI GHS .7191 .6689
GAMBIA DALASI GMD 4.5004 4.3627
GUINEAN FRANC GNF529.6687 513.8968
HONG KONG DOLLAR HKD .4734 .4734 .4554 .4554
HUNGARIAN FORINT HUF 20.4128 18.9489
ISRAELI SHEKEL ILS .1965 .1965 .1867 .1867
INDIAN RUPEE INR 5.5723 5.5723 5.1940 5.1940
ICELANDIC KRONA ISK 7.6312 7.4473
JAPANESE YEN JPY 9.4355 9.4355 9.1265 9.1265
KENYAN SHILLING KES 7.9692 7.4207
KOREAN WON KRW 88.8334 86.9181
SRI LANKA RUPEE LKR 18.8744 18.0546
LESOTHO LOTI LSL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
MOROCCAN DIRHAM MAD .5632 .5303
MALAGASY ARIARY MGA280.3986 260.9332
MAURITIAN RUPEE MUR 2.8722 2.8722 2.6394 2.6394
MALAWI KWACHA MWK106.9412 06.9418 102.0296 102.0296
MEXICAN PESO MXN 1.1207 1.0260
MOZAMBIQUE NETICAMZN 4.0190 4.0190 3.6100 3.6100
NAMIBIA DOLLAR NAD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
NIGERIAN NAIRA NGN 89.2232 84.7738
NORWEGIAN KRONOR NOK .6174 .5945
NEW ZEALAND DOLLANZD .1055 .1055 .1010 .1010
POLISH ZLOTY PLN .2224 .2046
QATAR RIYAL QAR .2262 .2089
ROMANIAN LEU RON .2685 .2486
RUSSIAN ROUBLE RUB 4.9554 4.5842
RAWANDAN FRANC RWF 91.3950 83.1798
SAUDI RIYALS SAR .2328 .2150
SEYCHELLE RUPEE SCR .8209 .8033
SWEDISH KRONER SEK .5638 .5427
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD .0784 .0784 .0755 .0755
SOUTH SUDAN POUNDSSP296.1138 267.5156
SWAZILAND LILANGESZL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
THAI BAHT THB 1.9479 1.9479 1.8030 1.8030
TUNISIAN DINAR TND .1809 .1665
TURKISH LIRE TRY 2.5981 2.5140
TAIWAN DOLLAR TWD 1.9005 1.8580
TANZANIA SHILLINGTZS150.9871 149.1718
UGANDA SHILLING UGX222.1833 204.4370
CFA FRANC XAF 36.3812 32.1019
SENEGALESE FRANC XOF 35.3279 32.2784
ZAMBIAN KWACHA ZMW 1.4201 1.3099
'Cheques' denotes Travellers cheques, Personal cheques, Drafts
and Clean items.
Exchange rates supplied by Corporate and Investment Banking Division