rand has struggled for any traction through the first half of the week," said Danny Greeff of ETM

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29( Reuters)-The South African rand gained on Tuesday ahead of a raft of domestic and international data releases due later this week.At 1020 GMT, the rand traded at 18. 5100 against the dollar, 0.4% stronger than its previous close. Analysts struggled to pick out a local driver, saying one factor helping the risk-sensitive rand was a decline in U.S. Treasury yields from the previous week's highs." Whether this positive market sentiment can be sustained remains to be seen and w

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29( Reuters)-The South African rand gained on Tuesday ahead of a raft of domestic and international data releases due later this week.At 1020 GMT, the rand traded at 18. 5100 against the dollar, 0.4% stronger than its previous close. Analysts struggled to pick out a local driver, saying one factor helping the risk-sensitive rand was a decline in U.S. Treasury yields from the previous week's highs." Whether this positive market sentiment can be sustained remains to be seen and w

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 22( Reuters)-South Africa's rand posted strong gains on Friday, as traders pushed out expectations for interest rate cuts in the wake of a hawkish monetary policy update from the country's central bank a day earlier. However, some analysts said the scope for further rand appreciation was limited before the mid-term budget on Nov.... 1 given worries over the health of South African public finances.At 1236 GMT, the rand traded at 18. 7775 against the U.S. dollar, about 1% stron