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The South African rand hit a 16-month high ahead of a Moody's review after a weak US nonfarm payrolls report eased expectations of early US rate hikes. Emerging-market assets gained, and the rand traded at 14.0550 per dollar.
Weaker US labour data that pushes down the dollar supports emerging-market currencies, lowering import costs for South African feed buyers.
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