South Africa’s rand edged firmer early on Tuesday ahead of mining production data, clinging on to recent gains as investors continued to see value in holding the high-yielding currency despite signs of a creaking economy and climbing COVID-19 cases. At 0700 GMT, the rand was 0.18% firmer at 16.8125 per dollar, backtracking slightly from Monday’s…
South Africa’s rand edges firmer as risk demand strained
