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Johannesburg - The rand fell to 13-year low and government bonds also slid sharply on Friday, as emerging markets were heavily sold off after US job numbers strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates.
The rand tumbled nearly 2% to a session trough of R12.0650, its weakest level since early 2002, according to Thomson Reuters data.
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