Credit: REUTERS/ROGAN WARDJOHANNESBURG, May 28 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened on Tuesday, falling more than 1% in early trade as Sino-U.S. trade tensions dampened market sentiment.
At 0834 GMT, the rand ZAR=D3 traded at 14.5975 per dollar, 1.2% weaker than its New York close on Monday.
In fixed income, the yield on the benchmark government bond due in 2026 ZAR186= added 8.5 basis points to 8.445%.
On the stock market, both the Top-40 .JTOPI and the broader all-share index .JALSH were down 0.3%.
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