South Africa Boosts Foreign Reserves to Curb Rand

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South Africa’s gross reserves rose for a second month in October as the central bank absorbed foreign currency flows from a Japanese takeover of Dimension Data Plc, helping to curb the rand’s gains.

Gold and foreign currency reserves increased 0.3 percent to $44.2 billion, the Pretoria-based Reserve Bank said on its website today. Net reserves rose to $43.1 billion from $40.9 billion.