The rand firmed for the sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, touching the best levels in a month after US consumer inflation came in line with expectations.

Consumer prices as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) increased 2.9% year on year. Month on month, prices rose 0.2%. Economists polled by Bloomberg expected a 0.2% increase from the prior month and a 3% gain year on year...

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