Standard Bank
FOREX OPENING INDICATION RATES FOR 23 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 18.2621 18.2625 18.9012 18.9016
BRITSH POUND GBP 21.8269 21.8275 22.5455 22.5459
UNITED STATES DOLUSD 16.4053 16.4057 16.7678 16.7682
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS FOREIGN CURRENCY PER R1
UAE DIRHAM AED .2270 .2160
ANGOLAN KWANZA AOA 60.6626 55.4167
ARGENTINIAN PESO ARS 93.2366 93.2344 91.1524 91.1502
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARAUD .0875 .0875 .0840 .0840
BANGLADESH TAKA BDT 7.5524 7.3623
BRAZILLIAN REAL BRL .3071 .3004
BOTSWANA PULA BWP .9206 .9206 .8091 .8091
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD .0859 .0859 .0827 .0826
SWISS FRANC CHF .0507 .0507 .0486 .0486
CHINESE YUAN CNY .4101 .4101 .3943 .3943
CZECH KRONER CZK 1.3357 1.2832
DANISH KRONER DKK .4101 .3946
EGYPTIAN POUND EGP 3.4015 3.2680
FIJI DOLLAR FJD .1413 .1289
GHANA CEDI GHS .7235 .6835
GAMBIA DALASI GMD 4.5900 4.4132
GUINEAN FRANC GNF542.2028 525.1136
HONG KONG DOLLAR HKD .4821 .4821 .4637 .4637
HUNGARIAN FORINT HUF 20.4733 18.9959
ISRAELI SHEKEL ILS .1923 .1923 .1825 .1825
INDIAN RUPEE INR 5.9197 5.5305
ICELANDIC KRONA ISK 7.4335 7.2515
JAPANESE YEN JPY 9.6032 9.6030 9.2877 9.2875
KENYAN SHILLING KES 8.1102 7.5532
KOREAN WON KRW 80.8079 79.0445
SRI LANKA RUPEE LKR 20.4672 19.6019
LESOTHO LOTI LSL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
MOROCCAN DIRHAM MAD .6088 .5748
MALAGASY ARIARY MGA288.1995 266.8806
MAURITIAN RUPEE MUR 2.9881 2.9880 2.7195 2.7194
MALAWI KWACHA MWK108.0565 08.0539 103.0726 103.0701
MEXICAN PESO MXN 1.1422 1.0461
MOZAMBIQUE NETICAMZN 4.0609 4.0608 3.6469 3.6468
NAMIBIA DOLLAR NAD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
NIGERIAN NAIRA NGN 84.3636 79.0795
NORWEGIAN KRONOR NOK .5743 .5521
NEW ZEALAND DOLLANZD .1083 .1083 .1035 .1035
POLISH ZLOTY PLN .2460 .2275
QATAR RIYAL QAR .2287 .2109
ROMANIAN LEU RON .2985 .2776
RUSSIAN ROUBLE RUB 5.0467 4.6701
RAWANDAN FRANC RWF 93.4454 85.1036
SAUDI RIYALS SAR .2355 .2173
SEYCHELLE RUPEE SCR .8427 .8244
SWEDISH KRONER SEK .6101 .5878
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD .0786 .0786 .0756 .0756
SOUTH SUDAN POUNDSSP354.0624 339.4303
SWAZILAND LILANGESZL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
THAI BAHT THB 2.1103 2.1103 1.9604 1.9603
TUNISIAN DINAR TND .1880 .1743
TURKISH LIRE TRY 3.0454 2.9529
TAIWAN DOLLAR TWD 1.9879 1.9431
TANZANIA SHILLINGTZS160.3830 159.4545
UGANDA SHILLING UGX280.7020 258.5312
CFA FRANC XAF 36.9350 32.4902
SENEGALESE FRANC XOF 38.2139 34.7684
ZAMBIAN KWACHA ZMW 1.2684 1.1570
'Cheques' denotes Travellers cheques, Personal cheques, Drafts
and Clean items.
Exchange rates supplied by Corporate and Investment Banking Division