South Africa's rand was little changed on Monday as a reduction in the intensity of rolling power cuts boosted the currency.
The dollar index , which measures the U.S. currency against six major rivals, was up 0.16% to 102.46. It remained close to a one-month low of 102.00 it touched on Friday.
"Locally, loadshedding have somewhat diminished allowing for businesses to run more efficiently and if this trend is to continue, the rand may gain additional traction," DailyFX analyst Warren Venketas said. Increased generation over recent days at state utility Eskom's power stations has meant South Africans have faced electricity outages that last less than three hours a day, a major improvement on the up to 10 hours without power daily households and businesses have suffered over the last year.
This week, local investors will examine May inflation figures for clues on the health of the economy. Analysts polled by Reuters expect May year-on-year figure to have eased to 6.5% from 6.8% reported in April.
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