GBP/CHF — British Pound Swiss Franc Live Price
GBP/CHF Live Price Chart
1D and 5D plot 5- and 30-minute intraday candles; 1M–6M plot daily candles. Prices are indicative and may be delayed.
Period returns — 1D is the latest session move (the last completed session when the market is closed); 1W–1Y are computed from real daily closing history. Each window is shown only when its data is available.
Key Statistics
Technical Summary
3 of 5 signals read buy.
Computed from real daily price history (RSI 14, SMA 20/50/200, MACD 12/26/9) · Updated Oct 24, 12:36 UTC. Not investment advice.
About GBP/CHF
GBP/CHF quotes the British pound against the Swiss franc, meaning how many francs one pound buys. It is a cross with no US-dollar leg that pairs sterling with one of the world's traditional safe-haven currencies. The franc tends to strengthen when investors seek safety, so GBP/CHF often falls in periods of market stress and rises when risk appetite returns.
The medium-term trend follows the expected gap between Bank of England and Swiss National Bank (SNB) interest rates. The SNB has a history of intervening in currency markets to limit franc strength, including a minimum EUR/CHF exchange rate that it held from 2011 to 2015, so SNB statements and decisions can move the pair sharply. UK inflation, labour data and political or fiscal news drive the sterling side.
The market for GBP/CHF is currently closed. At the last close it stood at 1.1028, a move of +0.0043 (+0.39%) versus the previous close of 1.0985, after ranging between 1.0980 and 1.1036 over that session. FXMARE's technical engine currently reads the setup as Buy.
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GBP/CHF — frequently asked questions
What is the GBP to CHF rate today?
This page shows the live GBP/CHF rate, meaning how many Swiss francs one British pound buys, with an intraday chart and the day's range. Banks and transfer services add their own margin to this market rate.
Why does GBP/CHF fall when markets are nervous?
The Swiss franc is a traditional safe-haven currency, backed by Switzerland's large current-account surpluses and political stability, so demand for it tends to rise during market stress. Sterling has no such role, so the cross usually falls when risk appetite drops.
What does the GBP/CHF 52-week range show?
The 52-week range is the lowest low and the highest high GBP/CHF printed across the past 52 weeks of daily bars, so it shows where the current price sits relative to that year's extremes. Computed from FXMARE's daily price history, the current 52-week range is 1.0298 – 1.1104.