The JSE has closed weaker as nervous investors took profit after previous steep gains.
The rand remains on the front foot as the US dollar came under selling pressure.
Bond yields are weaker, falling prey to some profit-taking.
The JSE is flat as markets await US second quarter jobless data.
The rand is firmer tracking the euro which reacted to a successful auction of five-year bonds by Spain, easing concerns about the eurozone's sovereign debt issues.