South African rand steadies against dollar, stocks climb
People chat in front of an electronic board displaying movements in major indices at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange building in Sandton Johannesburg, file. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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July 18 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand steadied against the dollar on Monday, after the U.S. currency fell to a more than 1-week low as traders pared bets on how aggressively the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week.
At 1609 GMT, the rand traded at 17.0700 against the dollar, not far from its previous close of 17.0625.
The rand’s value against the dollar would continue to consolidate around the 17.0000 level until a new catalyst arises, economists at ETM Analytics said in a note.
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