The South African rand softened on Friday, cooling off after strong gains in a week that saw interest rate cuts by both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the South African Reserve Bank, plus a local inflation print.
On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the blue-chip Top-40 index .JTOPI closed little changed. .JZAR/
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