Divises are evolving in a disorderly order this Friday. While the rand sud-africain se raffermit , the Russian ruble has weakened and the dollar is recovering.

The rand traded at 17,1000 against the dollar at 06:49 GMT, 0.29% higher than its previous close. ETM Analytics in a research note said that although the rand finished this year much weaker than when it started, much of this was driven by the strength of the dollar.” Analysts for their part added that “the dollar remains overvalued and needs to correct, which implies that 2023 could well be the year in which the rand makes an impressive performance against the dollar.”

S'agissant du rouble Russia weakened during the first exchanges on Friday, cutting short a slight resumption seen during the PR session Precedent. Early this morning, the ruble was down 0.8% against the dollar to 69.74 rubles, returning to its lowest level since April 28, which was reached yesterday. He also ceded land to the yuan.

The dollar se reprend , for its part, while shares drop. In a difficult stock market, the dollar, which weakened in the first half of the session, recovered slightly on Thursday, the greenback raked at 0.28% against the euro at 1.0576 dollars per euro, and 0.58% against the pound sterling at 1.2012 dollars per pound around 20:25 GMT. The dollar also stabilized against the yen at 132.43 yen per euro (+0.02%).