South Africa's rand stumbles in bear plays ahead of U.S. jobs data
December 08, 2017 at 01:53 AM EST
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 8 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened early on Friday as the case to sell mounted ahead of the U.S. jobs data, seen set to lift the dollar, while short positioning by traders eyeing key economic and political events on the horizon also pressured the currency.