South African rand
15.98 ZAR / USD
-0.05% day
The rand against the US dollar, Africa's most heavily traded currency and the one global investors use to take positions on the continent. It swings with metals prices and with foreign appetite for South African government debt.
Sep 7 · 15.981540 ZAR / USD · −1.0% vs the window’s open
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| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | 16.146320 ZAR / USD | |
| Aug 10 | 16.174626 ZAR / USD | +0.2% |
| Aug 11 | 16.193186 ZAR / USD | +0.1% |
| Aug 12 | 16.188388 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 13 | 16.148810 ZAR / USD | −0.2% |
| Aug 14 | 16.192390 ZAR / USD | +0.3% |
| Aug 15 | 16.169245 ZAR / USD | −0.1% |
| Aug 16 | 16.169230 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 17 | 16.167229 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 18 | 16.247171 ZAR / USD | +0.5% |
| Aug 19high | 16.247700 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 20 | 16.113438 ZAR / USD | −0.8% |
| Aug 21 | 16.019020 ZAR / USD | −0.6% |
| Aug 22 | 16.019020 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 23 | 16.019020 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 24 | 16.003988 ZAR / USD | −0.1% |
| Aug 25 | 16.020840 ZAR / USD | +0.1% |
| Aug 26low | 15.919900 ZAR / USD | −0.6% |
| Aug 27 | 15.949184 ZAR / USD | +0.2% |
| Aug 28 | 15.988668 ZAR / USD | +0.2% |
| Aug 29 | 16.172170 ZAR / USD | +1.1% |
| Aug 30 | 16.172170 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Aug 31 | 16.175358 ZAR / USD | 0.0% |
| Sep 1 | 16.111464 ZAR / USD | −0.4% |
| Sep 2 | 16.172695 ZAR / USD | +0.4% |
| Sep 3 | 16.046958 ZAR / USD | −0.8% |
| Sep 4 | 15.984440 ZAR / USD | −0.4% |
| Sep 5 | 15.968950 ZAR / USD | −0.1% |
| Sep 6 | 15.989999 ZAR / USD | +0.1% |
| Sep 7latest | 15.981540 ZAR / USD | −0.1% |
Lately
The currency's firmer level did not reach the pump: the fuel formula pushed petrol up R1.34 a litre from Tuesday, because the war premium and the levies in the price build-up are set separately from the exchange rate. Domestic fiscal strain kept pace — Gauteng's nurses gave the province a month over austerity in the health system.