JOHANNESBURG Feb 10 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand
extended losses against the dollar to 2.6 percent on Friday,
partly tracking a weaker euro and after the Reserve bank said
President Jacob Zuma would make an announcement “of national
importance” with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Governor
Gill Marcus on Saturday.
The rand touched a session low of 7.7803/dollar,
its weakest level since Feb. 1, and was at 7.73 by 1419 GMT
compared with Thursday’s close at 7.5845.
(Reporting by Stella Mapenzauswa and Xola Potelwa)
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