Rand drops to three week low via SABCNewsOnline
The dollar gained strength on the back of robust US economic data, such as better-than-expected new home sales in March. Several factors including an increase in oil prices, concerns about the fiscal state of Eskom and the forthcoming local elections in May also weighed on the local currency.
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