South Africa's rand and stocks gained on Friday as investors turned their attention to the final day of the two-day Group of 20 finance meeting, which South Africa, the first African host nation, hopes to conclude with a formal 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.