The rand traded in a narrow band with choppy trades between R13.70 and R13.80 on Tuesday, ahead of Youth Day, a local public holiday commemorating the Soweto uprising on June 16 1976, and ahead of the release of the latest US FOMC meeting minutes.
According to TreasuryONE the market is pricing in a fairly dovish stance. For now, the rand is trading fairly in line with other emerging markets as markets await further directly to appear in the short term.
Commodities had a relatively flat trading day, with platinum the biggest loser, down 1.4% at $1 149.43 at local market close. Brent Crude remains bullish, closing another local session on the up, quoted at $73.70. Copper is continuing its recent poor run and is down 3.8% for the day, reports TreasuryONE.
In international currency and equity markets, the greenback traded flat, awaiting its cue from tomorrow’s FOMC meeting, while the euro and pound traded slightly on the back foot as the US markets open, with the majors trading at 1.2123 and 1.475. All three major equity indexes are down in the US, while the 10yr benchmark yield is unchanged at 1.504%.
Indicators as of 17:00
Currencies
USD-ZAR 13.8023
EUR-USD 1.2124
EUR-ZAR 16.7289
GBP-USD 1.4085
GBP-ZAR 19.4348
AUD-ZAR 10.5984
CAD-ZAR 11.3267
CNY-ZAR 2.1536
ZAR-JPY 7.9740
CHF-ZAR 15.3484
USD-AOA 645.53
Equities and Bonds
R186 7.24%
US 10 Year 1.50%
JSE -1.05%
FTSE 0.42%
S&P 500 -0.22%
Commodities
Gold $1 859.01
Plat $1 149.43
Plad $2 756.43
Rhod $22 790.00
Irid $6 090.00
Ruth $748.00
Copp $9 552.50
Brent $73.63
Iron Ore 62.5% $214.05
Coal API4 $111.00
Gold ZAR R25 653.41
Plat ZAR R15 861.63
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*There will be no Market Wrap tomorrow (16 June, 2021) due to Youth Day.
