Ceasefire news boosts risk sentiment, South African rand rebounds from losses
- The South African Rand strengthened on Monday after the Iranian military announced an end to its attack on Israel, easing risks for this geopolitically sensitive currency. The Rand reversed early session losses, trading at 16.4650 against the US dollar, up about 0.5% from the previous session's close.
- The Iranian military announced on Monday that the first round of attacks on Israel since the ceasefire in April has ended, but also threatened to resume operations if Israel continues attacks on Lebanon. Like other risk-sensitive currencies, the Rand’s performance is influenced by global market factors and has been under the sway of global market sentiment since the outbreak of the conflict at the end of February.
- This week, investors will first assess South Africa's gross domestic product data on Tuesday, followed by current account, mining, and manufacturing data on Thursday, to seek clues about the health of the most industrialized economy in Africa.
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