South African rand gains; analyst says it had looked undervalued

At 1550 GMT, the rand traded at 17.8550 against the dollar, about 1% stronger than its previous close.

Danny Greeff, a financial market analyst at ETM Analytics, said sentiment towards emerging markets had been lifted by"The rand is outperforming, however, owing to its stretched undervaluation after a dismal year-to-date performance. All the while, gold, platinum, and palladium markets have also seen healthy gains today, providing further support," Greeff said.

Major local economic data points this week that could influence rand trading are local inflation data out on Wednesday and an interest rate announcement on Thursday.to further decline to 5.6% in June from 6.3% in May, putting it back within the central bank's 3% to 6% target range for the first time since April 2022.on Thursday, but a significant minority are predicting a further 25 basis points increase to 8.50%.

"Although the market has been paring bets on an extended rate-hike cycle in SA, there is still a strong chance that the SARB hikes by 25 bps to keep the rand on the front foot," Greeff said.closed down 0.2% on Tuesday. South Africa's benchmark 2030 government bond was firmer, as the yield fell 12 basis points to 10.325%.

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