At 09h07 CAT, the Rand traded at 18.25 against the Dollar, about 0.2% stronger than its previous closing level.

The Dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies.

Investors feared that Trump's reciprocal tariffs, expected to take effect on April 2, are likely to be inflationary, potentially slowing economic growth and intensifying trade tensions.

However, Trump said on Monday that not all of his threatened duties would be imposed next week and some countries may get breaks.

"Increasingly, one gets the sense that the US economy is slowing and that the Trump administration does not want to exacerbate a downturn through the harsh imposition of tariffs," ETM Analytics said in a research note.

Like other risk-sensitive currencies, the rand often takes cues from global drivers like US policies and economic data, in the absence of major local drivers.

--Reuters--