Standard Bank
FOREX OPENING INDICATION RATES FOR 12 May 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 19.0610 19.0613 19.7183 19.7185
BRITSH POUND GBP 21.9715 21.9718 22.6942 22.6944
UNITED STATES DOLUSD 16.3492 16.3494 16.7117 16.7119
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS FOREIGN CURRENCY PER R1
UAE DIRHAM AED .2278 .2167
ANGOLAN KWANZA AOA 60.9282 55.6573
ARGENTINIAN PESO ARS 85.0240 85.0230 82.9314 82.9304
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARAUD .0855 .0855 .0822 .0822
BANGLADESH TAKA BDT 7.5325 7.3422
BRAZILLIAN REAL BRL .2999 .2933
BOTSWANA PULA BWP .9057 .9057 .7997 .7997
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD .0846 .0846 .0814 .0814
SWISS FRANC CHF .0484 .0484 .0463 .0463
CHINESE YUAN CNY .4191 .4191 .4031 .4031
CZECH KRONER CZK 1.2801 1.2287
DANISH KRONER DKK .3929 .3777
EGYPTIAN POUND EGP 3.2676 3.1365
FIJI DOLLAR FJD .1386 .1266
GHANA CEDI GHS .7058 .6672
GAMBIA DALASI GMD 4.5629 4.4101
GUINEAN FRANC GNF538.2526 523.5254
HONG KONG DOLLAR HKD .4829 .4829 .4644 .4644
HUNGARIAN FORINT HUF 19.1746 17.7080
ISRAELI SHEKEL ILS .1809 .1809 .1713 .1713
INDIAN RUPEE INR 5.9821 5.5902
ICELANDIC KRONA ISK 7.4988 7.3147
JAPANESE YEN JPY 9.6988 9.6987 9.3803 9.3801
KENYAN SHILLING KES 8.0983 7.5396
KOREAN WON KRW 91.2220 89.1945
SRI LANKA RUPEE LKR 19.9991 19.0902
LESOTHO LOTI LSL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
MOROCCAN DIRHAM MAD .5699 .5364
MALAGASY ARIARY MGA263.6020 242.7455
MAURITIAN RUPEE MUR 2.9696 2.9695 2.7167 2.7166
MALAWI KWACHA MWK108.4194 08.4180 103.4099 103.4087
MEXICAN PESO MXN 1.0923 .9969
MOZAMBIQUE NETICAMZN 4.0760 4.0760 3.6603 3.6603
NAMIBIA DOLLAR NAD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
NIGERIAN NAIRA NGN 84.3466 79.6448
NORWEGIAN KRONOR NOK .5662 .5442
NEW ZEALAND DOLLANZD .1040 .1040 .0996 .0996
POLISH ZLOTY PLN .2283 .2101
QATAR RIYAL QAR .2294 .2118
ROMANIAN LEU RON .2787 .2582
RUSSIAN ROUBLE RUB 4.6532 4.2839
RAWANDAN FRANC RWF 93.1544 84.4917
SAUDI RIYALS SAR .2361 .2181
SEYCHELLE RUPEE SCR .9331 .8680
SWEDISH KRONER SEK .5737 .5523
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD .0785 .0785 .0755 .0755
SOUTH SUDAN POUNDSSP287.0783 273.8501
SWAZILAND LILANGESZL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
THAI BAHT THB 2.0369 2.0369 1.8881 1.8881
TUNISIAN DINAR TND .1825 .1672
TURKISH LIRE TRY 2.7939 2.7045
TAIWAN DOLLAR TWD 1.9296 1.8860
TANZANIA SHILLINGTZS158.5074 156.6687
UGANDA SHILLING UGX236.3418 217.9312
CFA FRANC XAF 37.0618 32.5993
SENEGALESE FRANC XOF 35.8672 32.6627
ZAMBIAN KWACHA ZMW 1.1954 1.0792
'Cheques' denotes Travellers cheques, Personal cheques, Drafts
and Clean items.
Exchange rates supplied by Corporate and Investment Banking Division