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World leaders were quick to praise Donald Trump after he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
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Financial markets also rose – as did the price of Bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies.
The table below depicts the rand exchange rate against five other major currencies.
They are the dollar (US dollar), pound, euro, Australian dollar (A$) and New Zealand dollar (NZ$).
| Dollar | R17.52/$ |
| Pound | R22.66/£ |
| Euro | R18.85/€ |
| Australian dollar | R11.61/A$ |
| New Zealand dollar | R10.51/NZ$ |
