The US currency that hit more than a 2-month high of 7.1288 versus the South African rand in early morning session on Wednesday, traded lower thereafter and presently trading near 7.0653. At yesterday's close, the dollar-rand pair was quoted at 7.1149.

On the economic front, the Statistics South Africa said that consumer price index for all urban areas rose 3.4% year-on-year, faster than 3.2% in September. Economists were looking for an inflation rate of 3.3%. Month-on-month, the CPI rose 0.2% in October.

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