The rand was slightly weaker on Thursday morning as the country's national election results started streaming in.The ANC was in the lead on 54.71% of the vote at 7.30am with 21.15% of the national vote counted. The DA had secured 26.41%. The rand is expected to experience volatility as votes continue to be counted. The rand strengthened in overnight trading to 14.30755/$, recovering after slipping to R14.5232/$ this week following anxiety ahead of the elections and the US-China trade debacle.
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