The rand recovered some losses on Thursday after a consumer confidence index improved, although new data also showed that South Africa's current account deficit had widened.
At 1638 GMT, the rand traded at 19.1625 against the dollar , nearly 0.2% stronger than its previous close.
The rand had weakened for most of this week, partly fuelled by a repeat of the country's worst rolling blackouts implemented by state power utility Eskom, which have battered the country's economy this year.recovered somewhat in the third quarter, with a reading of minus 16 points, up from minus 25 points in the second quarter of this year.
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