South Africa’s rand strengthened on Friday as the U.S. dollar slipped from a six-month high reached the day before. At 0636 GMT, the rand traded at 18.9800 against the dollar ZAR=D3, about 0.3% stronger than its previous close. The dollar index =USD was last down 0.18% against a basket of currencies. The rand was little … Continue reading South African rand firms against weaker dollar