The US dollar opened trading on Sunday, October 18, 2026, above EGP 53 for selling at a number of Egyptian banks, as buy and sell prices for the US currency shifted across banks.
At the start of trading, the dollar stood at EGP 53.42 for buying and EGP 53.52 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), with the same rate recorded at Banque Misr and Commercial International Bank (CIB).
In the following report, Banky offers a quick read on the dollar's moves at the start of today's trading, alongside the latest bank buy and sell prices, which are updated live from currency-rate data.
Dollar rate today at the start of trading
The dollar opened trading on Sunday above EGP 53 at banks, with buy and sell prices close to one another across a number of banks.
At the National Bank of Egypt, the dollar stood at EGP 53.42 for buying and EGP 53.52 for selling, the same rate recorded at Banque Misr and Commercial International Bank (CIB).
Banky's updated rate table lets you compare dollar prices across banks in real time, helping you find the bank offering the highest price to buy dollars and the lowest price to sell them.
US dollar rate at banks — October 18, 2026
| Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt | 53.38 | 53.48 |
| Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| National Bank of Egypt | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| EGbank | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| Export Development Bank of Egypt | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr | 53.38 | 53.48 |
| Al Baraka Bank Egypt | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| SAIB | 53.44 | 53.54 |
| Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt | 53.65 | 53.75 |
| Suez Canal Bank | 52.42 | 52.52 |
| Banque Misr | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| Bank NXT | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt | 53.42 | 53.52 |
| MIDBANK | 53.42 | 53.52 |
Dollar rate at the National Bank of Egypt
At the opening of trading on Sunday, the dollar stood at EGP 53.42 for buying and EGP 53.52 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt.
NBE's rate is one of the key benchmarks customers follow every day to track the dollar's moves against the pound.
Dollar rate at Banque Misr
The dollar opened trading on Sunday at Banque Misr at EGP 53.42 for buying and EGP 53.52 for selling.
Banque Misr's current rate can be followed live in the updated dollar rate table within this report.
Dollar rate at CIB
At the start of trading on Sunday, the dollar stood at EGP 53.42 for buying and EGP 53.52 for selling at Commercial International Bank (CIB).
The live rate table lets you compare CIB's rate directly with other banks, without relying on the opening rate after it changes during the day.
Where can you sell dollars at the highest price?
If you hold dollars and want to sell them to a bank, the figure to watch is the buy price, since it is the price at which the bank buys dollars from the customer.
The highest dollar buy price today was EGP 53.44, at SAIB, according to the latest available exchange rates.
Banky's updated table shows the highest buy price available across banks at the moment you view the report.
Where can you buy dollars at the lowest price?
If you want to buy dollars from a bank, the key figure is the sell price: the lower the sell price, the better the deal for the buyer.
The lowest dollar sell price today was EGP 53.50, at QNB Egypt.
You can find the lowest dollar sell price and compare it with other banks directly in the updated rate table, bearing in mind each bank's rules, currency availability and the purpose of the purchase.
Do dollar rates change during the day?
Yes. Banks can adjust their dollar buy and sell prices more than once during the trading session, so the opening rate does not necessarily reflect the rate at which banks will close at the end of the day.
That is why Banky separates the dollar's opening rate, documented in the news report, from the current rate, which is updated live in the currency rate table.
How can you follow the dollar rate today?
Through Banky, you can follow the dollar rate at Egyptian banks, compare buy and sell prices and find the best available rates, with data updated whenever banks change their published prices.
Note: The prices cited in the body of this report document dollar levels at the start of trading on Sunday, October 18, 2026, while the dollar rate table within the report shows the latest available prices; live prices may therefore differ from the opening prices mentioned in the text.
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