MARKET WRAP: Rand stretches run to fourth day on US stimulus hopes
The all share gained 0.13% and the top 40 0.11%, with platinum miners, banks, the gold mining index, financials and resources all up
21 October 2020 - 19:04
The rand gained for a fourth day on Wednesday, firming alongside its emerging-market peers as stimulus talks in the US continue.
At 5.37pm, the rand had gained the most in more than a month, up 1.11% to R16.2755/$. It strengthened 0.72% to R19.3218/€, while weakening 0.48% to R21.3928/£. The euro added 0.39% to $1.1872...
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