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The South African rand is trading on the backfoot in today’s trading session. Yesterday we saw the local unit improving to a best level of 18.6950 after which geopolitical uncertainty caused sentiment to turn around and the rand reaching a high of 19.0800. The predicted trading range for the rand today is between 18.9000 to 19.3000.
The greenback remains a safe haven currency as the war in the Middle East is being closely monitored. Global market focus will be on Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell expected to deliver a speech today. Local retail sales data came in lower than expected, which is contributing to the rand’s weakness.
The rand will look for support at 18.92, 18.75 and then a low of 18.53. The resistance levels for the rand are at 19.15, 19.31, following with a high of 19.47.
Foreign Exchange Rate
At time of writing:
The Rand traded at 19.1055 versus the dollar.
GBP: 23.15
Euro: 20.14
Gold: 1950 USD
Bitcoin: 28 353 USD
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