The rand firmed on Friday, after slumping the day before on a stronger US dollar and mixed local data.
At 1502 GMT, the rand traded at R18.70 against the dollar, about 0.2% stronger than its previous close.
The local currency slipped more than 1% on Thursday at one point, after the dollar firmed on the back of US inflation data. The greenback had trimmed its gains to trade up about 0.03% against a basket of global currencies on Friday.
The rand's weakness was also fuelled by domestic data, which showed a total mining output drop of 3.3% year-on-year in January, while gold production was down 12.7% in the same period.
Investors will now turn their focus towards South Africa's inflation figures, due next week.
On the stock market, the Top 40 Index closed 0.63% down, while the broader All Share Index, slipped 0.53%.
South Africa's benchmark 2030 government bond was unchanged, with the yield at 10.240%.
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