The dollar, which closed Wednesday's New York session at 7.3043 against the South African rand, plunged to more than a 2-week low of 7.2241 at around 11:00 am ET Thursday. Currently, the greenback is trading at 7.2395 versus the rand.

South Africa's total industry vehicle sales continued to increase in August.

The total vehicle sales increased 36.9% year-on-year in August, a report by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa or NAAMSA showed on Thursday. The new vehicle sales totaled 46,377 units in August, larger than 33,875 vehicles sold in the previous year.

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