JOHANNESBURG - The rand firmed against the dollar in early trade on Monday as risk appetite improved on signs the United States and China were close to striking a tariff deal to end their protracted trade war.
At 0604 GMT, the rand traded at 14.1650 per dollar, 0.46% firmer than its close of 14.2300 on Friday. Locally, the focus this week is on GDP numbers for the last quarter of 2018 due on Tuesday and current account data for the same period to be released on Thursday. In fixed income, the yield on the benchmark government paper due in 2026 was down 2 basis points to 8.725% in early trade.
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