The rand was into its second day of gains on Tuesday morning as global risk sentiment improved while investors await manufacturing and unemployment data later in the day. 

The local currency was the best performing among emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg on Tuesday, trading below the psychologically important R15/$ for a second day. ..

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