The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has topped 100, with the first death in Beijing recorded on Tuesday
The rand extended losses against the dollar for the fourth day on Tuesday morning amid the global risk-off environment persisted as the coronavirus wreaks havoc in China.
At 10.49am, the rand had weakened 0.19% to R14.6303/$ after ending the previous session at R14.60. It had weakened 0.16% to R16.1202/€ while it was 0.17% stronger at R19.0357/£. The euro was flat at $1.1018.
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