JOHANNESBURG, June 21 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand
weakened 1 percent against the dollar on Thursday after data
showed the country’s current account deficit had widened to 4.9
percent of GDP in the first quarter.
The rand was trading down 0.98 percent against the
dollar 8.2605 at 0844 GMT.
(Reporting by Vuyani Ndaba; Editing by Ed Cropley)
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