Rand nosedives in illiquid trade

11 January 2016 - 12:21
By Colleen Goko

The rand fell dramatically morning in illiquid trade as better than expected jobs data from the US along with the intensifying concern about China’s economy led investors to abandon emerging-market stocks. At 8.55am‚ the rand was trading at R16.7229 against the dollar from a previous close of R16.3009.

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