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Rand Stays Resilient Despite Weaker Showing From Commodity Space

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The South African Rand remains among the best EMEA performers, with liquidity thinned out during the Xmas/NY festive period.

  • USD/ZAR last -333 pips at ZAR17.1754, familiar technical contours remain in play. EUR/ZAR trades at ZAR18.2935, down ~200 pips on the day, with bears focusing on the 50-DMA (ZAR18.0528).
  • Gauges of commodity market strength remain on the defensive, even as G10 FX pairs trade in a risk-on fashion. The BCOM index sits ~0.6% lower on the session.
  • Local-currency government bond yields are higher across the curve, with 10-year yield touching its best levels since Dec 19.

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