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Banks charged for manipulating exchange rate to file responses
The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it had expanded its case to target other additional lenders, including some of the country’s biggest banks.
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Rand falls as risk appetite wanes on US protests, Sino-US tensions
At 0645 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4130 per dollar, 0.22% lower than its previous close.
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Rand firms as coronavirus lockdown eases
At 0635 GMT, the rand traded at 17.3650 to the dollar, 0.94% firmer than its previous close.
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Rand falls, focus on Trump's Hong Kong response
Locally, market participants awaited April trade balance figures as well as monthly budget balance numbers due later in the day.
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Rand climbs to nine-week high vs dollar
The rand traded at 17.3100 per dollar at 0615 GMT, up nearly 0.4% from its previous close and its strongest since 27 March.
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Rand falls as Sino-US friction dents risk appetite
At 0645 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4900 per US dollar, 0.45% weaker than its previous close.
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Rand climbs to 8 week high vs dollar
At 0605 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4700 per dollar, 0.91% firmer than its previous close.
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Rand steadies, stocks open lower
At 0710 GMT, the rand traded at 17.6050 per dollar, compared with its close of 17.5970 on Friday.
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Rand firmer as COVID-19 vaccine hopes boost risk demand
At 0630 GMT the rand was 0.17% firmer at 18.3450 per dollar, holding at a four-session best reached on Monday.
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Rand rises as easing lockdowns lift emerging-market currencies
At 0630 GMT the rand was up 0.5% at 18.4980 per dollar, compared with a close of 18.5900 on Friday in New York.
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Rand weaker as global economic worries weigh
At 0645 GMT the rand was 0.32% weaker at 18.5600 per dollar from an opening level of 18.4980, extending losses from the previous session triggered by a grim economic outlook given by the US central bank.
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Rand firms on optimism over relaxing coronavirus restrictions
At 0645 GMT the rand was 0.22% firmer at 18.4070 per dollar, having opened at 18.4300.
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Rand dips on second wave coronavirus fears
At 0730 GMT the rand was 0.15% weaker at 18.4500 per dollar compared to a close at 18.4220 overnight in New York.
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Rand dips as risk sentiment dampened by China troubles
Dour data from China, where most official coronavirus lockdowns ended more than two months ago, showed service sector activity still mired in contraction in April, while consumption figures revealed a sharp decline in imports.
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Rand firmer as risk appetite nudges up
At 0715 GMT the rand was 0.7% firmer at 18.3950 per dollar, clawing its way back near Tuesday’s best of 18.3000.
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Rand recovers in global emerging market bounce
At 0715 GMT the rand was 1.07% firmer at 18.3720 per dollar versus an overnight close of 18.5710.
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Rand on the back foot as recession clouds gather
Low volumes following Friday’s bank holiday added to the weakness, with a dearth of offshore demand available to cushion thin liquidity, widening spreads, and risk-off sentiment sparked by renewed tensions between the United States and China.
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Rand firms as focus turns to fiscal measures, stocks dip
At 1510 GMT, the rand traded at 18.7460 versus the US dollar, 0.23% firmer than its previous close.
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Rand tumbles as IMF stokes recession fears
The currency was 2% weaker at 18.6770 per dollar by 1500 GMT, straying back into bear market territory as investors were spooked by a dire global growth outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Virus shutdowns erode US inflation in March
The US Congress responded by passing a massive $2.2 trillion aid package that gives cash directly to Americans, while the Federal Reserve has announced trillions of dollars in new lending programs to boost liquidity.
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South African stocks lose close to 2% as emerging markets rally dissipates
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s All-Share index closed 1.7% lower at 46,690 points, while the blue-chip top-40 index slipped 1.88% to 42,772 points.
