JOHANNESBURG Feb 6 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand
fell 1.5 percent against the dollar on Monday as uncertainty
over a bailout for debt-ridden Greece dampened risk sentiment,
hitting emerging markets.
The rand briefly touched a session low of 7.6344 to
the greenback and was at 7.63 by 1028 GMT compared with Friday’s
close at 7.52. Government bonds extended losses, and the yield
on the three year bond was up 7.5 basis points on the
day at 6.505 percent.
(Reporting by Stella Mapenzauswa; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda)
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