JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand rose to its strongest in more than two weeks against the greenback on Thursday, buoyed by a firmer gold price and also reflecting dollar weakness against a basket of major currencies.
* Rand trades 0.47 percent firmer at 13.7800/dollar by 0653 GMT after ending Wednesday’s session in New York at 13.8450.
* Government bonds largely stable across the curve, yield for 2026 benchmark instrument flat at 8.935 percent.
* Stock futures index dips 0.12 percent, pointing to a retreat in South African share market after jumping nearly 2 percent the previous day. (Reuters)
