Rand is weaker as traders fret about deadly virus
Risk assets have been hit this week by the coronavirus, as investors worry about the effect of the outbreak
31 January 2020 - 12:09
The rand, which lost significant ground against major currencies amid this week’s emerging-market sell-off, remained on the back foot on Friday morning as investors waited for news on the coronavirus outbreak.
On Thursday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the virus outbreak a global health emergency as the it spread to more countries, and the death toll climbed...
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