Standard Bank
FOREX OPENING INDICATION RATES FOR 06 October 2026 as at 14:58
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 18.2789 18.2788 18.9190 18.9189
BRITSH POUND GBP 21.5688 21.5686 22.2825 22.2823
UNITED STATES DOLUSD 16.3365 16.3364 16.6990 16.6989
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS FOREIGN CURRENCY PER R1
UAE DIRHAM AED .2279 .2169
ANGOLAN KWANZA AOA 60.2909 55.0490
ARGENTINIAN PESO ARS 93.0784 93.0790 91.0189 91.0195
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARAUD .0885 .0885 .0850 .0850
BANGLADESH TAKA BDT 7.5598 7.3238
BRAZILLIAN REAL BRL .3035 .2969
BOTSWANA PULA BWP .9219 .9219 .8037 .8037
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD .0879 .0879 .0846 .0846
SWISS FRANC CHF .0514 .0514 .0492 .0492
CHINESE YUAN CNY .4138 .4138 .3978 .3978
CZECH KRONER CZK 1.3393 1.2865
DANISH KRONER DKK .4098 .3942
EGYPTIAN POUND EGP 3.2312 3.1007
FIJI DOLLAR FJD .1425 .1300
GHANA CEDI GHS .7382 .6964
GAMBIA DALASI GMD 4.6093 4.4152
GUINEAN FRANC GNF538.6711 526.6782
HONG KONG DOLLAR HKD .4845 .4845 .4660 .4660
HUNGARIAN FORINT HUF 20.4303 18.9454
ISRAELI SHEKEL ILS .1894 .1894 .1796 .1796
INDIAN RUPEE INR 6.0353 5.6420
ICELANDIC KRONA ISK 7.4703 7.2862
JAPANESE YEN JPY 9.7325 9.7326 9.4128 9.4129
KENYAN SHILLING KES 8.1474 7.5843
KOREAN WON KRW 82.0376 80.1960
SRI LANKA RUPEE LKR 20.4707 19.6048
LESOTHO LOTI LSL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
MOROCCAN DIRHAM MAD .6213 .5867
MALAGASY ARIARY MGA281.1496 254.7458
MAURITIAN RUPEE MUR 3.0159 3.0160 2.7457 2.7457
MALAWI KWACHA MWK108.5116 08.5123 103.4972 103.4978
MEXICAN PESO MXN 1.1470 1.0504
MOZAMBIQUE NETICAMZN 4.0792 4.0792 3.6631 3.6631
NAMIBIA DOLLAR NAD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
NIGERIAN NAIRA NGN 84.7183 80.6036
NORWEGIAN KRONOR NOK .5906 .5679
NEW ZEALAND DOLLANZD .1103 .1103 .1054 .1054
POLISH ZLOTY PLN .2442 .2256
QATAR RIYAL QAR .2296 .2119
ROMANIAN LEU RON .2984 .2775
RUSSIAN ROUBLE RUB 5.3853 4.9998
RAWANDAN FRANC RWF 93.5329 85.1548
SAUDI RIYALS SAR .2364 .2183
SEYCHELLE RUPEE SCR .9337 .8685
SWEDISH KRONER SEK .6158 .5933
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD .0789 .0789 .0758 .0758
SOUTH SUDAN POUNDSSP392.2811 343.8230
SWAZILAND LILANGESZL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
THAI BAHT THB 2.1097 2.1097 1.9592 1.9592
TUNISIAN DINAR TND .1888 .1740
TURKISH LIRE TRY 3.0273 2.9327
TAIWAN DOLLAR TWD 1.9444 1.9004
TANZANIA SHILLINGTZS160.7483 160.1187
UGANDA SHILLING UGX254.9506 235.9423
CFA FRANC XAF 37.0906 32.6241
SENEGALESE FRANC XOF 38.2536 34.7835
ZAMBIAN KWACHA ZMW 1.2584 1.1451
'Cheques' denotes Travellers cheques, Personal cheques, Drafts
and Clean items.
Exchange rates supplied by Corporate and Investment Banking Division