周四，南非兰特走强，因早期迹象显示亲商的民主联盟（DA）在地方市政选举中表现强劲，且民主党在美国中期选举中取得压倒性胜利，提振了乐观情绪。
The South African rand strengthened on Thursday on early signs that the pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA) party had performed strongly in local municipal elections and optimism over the overwhelming victory by Democrats in a US midterm vote.
格林威治时间0620，兰特报16.3425兑1美元，较前一收盘价上涨约0.5%。ETM Analytics在一份研究报告中表示，市场将周三市政选举的早期结果解读为“主要经济中心可能向对投资者友好的联盟倾斜”。
At 0620 GMT, the rand traded at 16.3425 per dollar , up about 0.5% from its previous close ETM Analytics said in a research note that markets were interpreting early results from Wednesday's municipal elections "as a potential shift towards investor-friendly coalitions in major economic centres"
选举委员会网站显示，在19%的选票完成统计后，南非前解放运动非洲人国民大会（ANC）获得约31.4%的选票，而民主联盟获得30.5%。一家领先研究机构预测，最终计票结果将使非国大获得相似比例的全国选票。
周三，随着民主党夺得众议院和参议院的控制权，兰特上涨逾1%。南非基准2035年期政府债券早盘走强，收益率下降13.5个基点至8.33%。
With 19% of votes counted, South Africa's former liberation movement, the African National Congress, held about 31.4% of the vote, while the DA had 30.5%, the election commission's website showed A leading research organisation predicted the final tally would give the ANC a similar percentage of the national vote On Wednesday, the rand gained more than 1% as Democrats seized control of both the House and the Senate South Africa's benchmark 2035 government bond was stronger in early deals, with the yield down 13.5 basis points to 8.33%