It's a terrible number but typical at the start of the year when you get a replenishment of inventories which boosts imports. But we are also still seeing the affects of the strong rand.

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The underlying fundamentals for both gold and platinum remain strong, which should keep prices relatively buoyant.

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Every person that has come in this morning has been talking about the cricket. It's all that matters at the moment.

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There is a socially responsible reason for wanting to redistribute land and foreigners may be purchasing land in rural areas where the government wants to redistribute.

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It should remain in a 6.12 to 6.20 range.

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If you look at the historical volatilities of the rand you'll find that they have declined through the year.

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The rand is coming under a bit of pressure on the back of very strong retail sales data out of the US, but I'm not expecting it to weaken too much further given that the Budget tomorrow is taking centre stage with the locals. It should remain in a 6.12 to 6.20 range.

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