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Asian shares advanced tracking global equities higher on the back of solid US earnings, but the euro was pressured by soft German data.
The rand weakened as traders eyed local inflation data for direction.
The rand strengthened after renewed hopes that the biggest economy in the world will avert the fiscal cliff.
The rand strengthened after comments from China spurred optimism of potentially higher economic growth in the world’s second-biggest economy.
The rand remained strong in afternoon trade on a firm euro.
The rand lost ground against major currencies in late trade after the release of disappointing domestic trade data‚ wiping off all its gains of the week.
The rand continued its firmer stance against the dollar at noon‚ advancing for a seventh day, its longest winning streak in five months.
The rand retraced some of its morning gains‚ after gaining value due to rumours that the US had possibly come to an agreement to avoid the US fiscal cliff.
The rand rallied to its best level in two weeks‚ spurred by a renewed global risk-on environment amid revived hopes of progress on the US fiscal cliff talks.
The euro fell against the dollar following a week of gains after the EU and IMF reached agreement on recasting Greece's bailout to avert a looming default.
The rand was a little stronger at noon after shrugging off the weak local GDP figure as a soft number was expected.
The rand traded in a narrow band to the dollar during mid-morning as traders looked to the decision whether Greece receives its next instalment of bailout money.
The rand gained further ground against leading currencies in late trade‚ breaking below R8.90/$‚ tracking a firmer euro.
The rand was slightly firmer at noon amidst lacklustre trade due to the holiday weekend in the US.
The rand remained under pressure at noon moving a little bit closer to the R9 to the greenback level due to US markets being closed for Thanksgiving.
