Standard Bank
FOREX OPENING INDICATION RATES FOR 15 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 19.0789 19.0797 19.7360 19.7358
BRITSH POUND GBP 21.9165 21.9171 22.6367 22.6362
UNITED STATES DOLUSD 16.5122 16.5129 16.8757 16.8757
QUOTATIONS ON BASIS FOREIGN CURRENCY PER R1
UAE DIRHAM AED .2255 .2146
ANGOLAN KWANZA AOA 59.5471 54.3755
ARGENTINIAN PESO ARS 84.5481 84.5445 82.5995 82.5995
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARAUD .0855 .0855 .0821 .0821
BANGLADESH TAKA BDT 7.4642 7.2441
BRAZILLIAN REAL BRL .3069 .3003
BOTSWANA PULA BWP .9117 .9117 .8052 .8052
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD .0840 .0840 .0809 .0809
SWISS FRANC CHF .0482 .0482 .0461 .0461
CHINESE YUAN CNY .4162 .4162 .4004 .4004
CZECH KRONER CZK 1.2801 1.2289
DANISH KRONER DKK .3927 .3777
EGYPTIAN POUND EGP 3.2342 3.1049
FIJI DOLLAR FJD .1382 .1263
GHANA CEDI GHS .7055 .6625
GAMBIA DALASI GMD 4.5179 4.3702
GUINEAN FRANC GNF532.9393 517.6082
HONG KONG DOLLAR HKD .4783 .4783 .4601 .4601
HUNGARIAN FORINT HUF 19.3100 17.8618
ISRAELI SHEKEL ILS .1799 .1799 .1704 .1704
INDIAN RUPEE INR 5.9435 5.5559
ICELANDIC KRONA ISK 7.4926 7.3100
JAPANESE YEN JPY 9.6650 9.6646 9.3497 9.3497
KENYAN SHILLING KES 8.0335 7.4782
KOREAN WON KRW 90.8908 88.9156
SRI LANKA RUPEE LKR 20.1045 19.0825
LESOTHO LOTI LSL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
MOROCCAN DIRHAM MAD .5699 .5368
MALAGASY ARIARY MGA261.6247 240.9974
MAURITIAN RUPEE MUR 2.9693 2.9692 2.7027 2.7027
MALAWI KWACHA MWK107.3570 07.3524 102.4135 102.4135
MEXICAN PESO MXN 1.0877 .9933
MOZAMBIQUE NETICAMZN 4.0358 4.0356 3.6247 3.6247
NAMIBIA DOLLAR NAD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
NIGERIAN NAIRA NGN 83.9985 79.9374
NORWEGIAN KRONOR NOK .5703 .5484
NEW ZEALAND DOLLANZD .1049 .1049 .1003 .1003
POLISH ZLOTY PLN .2279 .2099
QATAR RIYAL QAR .2273 .2096
ROMANIAN LEU RON .2789 .2585
RUSSIAN ROUBLE RUB 4.5709 4.2067
RAWANDAN FRANC RWF 92.2348 83.9669
SAUDI RIYALS SAR .2338 .2160
SEYCHELLE RUPEE SCR .9245 .8602
SWEDISH KRONER SEK .5768 .5555
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD .0782 .0782 .0752 .0752
SOUTH SUDAN POUNDSSP288.1809 275.0404
SWAZILAND LILANGESZL 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
THAI BAHT THB 2.0316 2.0315 1.8841 1.8841
TUNISIAN DINAR TND .1819 .1667
TURKISH LIRE TRY 2.7776 2.6890
TAIWAN DOLLAR TWD 1.9135 1.8705
TANZANIA SHILLINGTZS157.5586 156.6272
UGANDA SHILLING UGX233.7665 215.6948
CFA FRANC XAF 36.6959 32.2825
SENEGALESE FRANC XOF 35.8226 32.4911
ZAMBIAN KWACHA ZMW 1.1870 1.0725
'Cheques' denotes Travellers cheques, Personal cheques, Drafts
and Clean items.
Exchange rates supplied by Corporate and Investment Banking Division