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Johannesburg - The rand extended losses against the dollar on Thursday, despite a hawkish monetary policy statement, mainly reflecting broad-based strength of the greenback against major currencies.
Government bonds also weakened sharply, with the yield for the 2026 benchmark up as much as 16.5 basis points to 7.780%.
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