The rand weakened against major currencies on Tuesday, pulled lower by precious- and base-metals prices as another Chinese property developer defaulted on a debt obligation.

Debt problems in China’s property sector have become a global threat, with Modern Land on Monday becoming the fourth developer there to default on an overseas debt obligation...

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