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South Africa's stock benchmark posted its biggest gain of the year, and the rand and government bonds rallied after the African National Congress agreed to a government of national unity. The rally followed the re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president, ending the longest daily streak of equity outflows in three years.
A firmer rand lowers the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports, a small factor for South African buyers. Global feed prices are not meaningfully affected.
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