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The rand traded flat at 13.64 per dollar on Thursday after its recent rally to a one-month high. Investors were waiting for October producer inflation and trade balance data.
Bonds were weaker, and the Top-40 index opened lower.
The data are expected to signal the direction of local interest rates, which affects the rand and the cost of imported feed inputs. Without a new shock, the currency is likely to stay range-bound.
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