South Africa's rand, government bonds and stocks gained on Friday as investors mulled over the country's hosting of a two-day Group of 20 finance meeting where participants agreed a final communique,

The South African rand weakened against a stronger dollar in early trading on Thursday, with investors focused on the G20 meeting of finance chiefs in the country’s coastal city of Durban. At 0637 GMT,

Finance chiefs of G20 countries expressed optimism for an agreement on a common position on trade and other global challenges on Friday despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs which have overshadowed their meeting.