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Reuters - UK Focus

** South African-exposed stocks Old Mutual (Other OTC: ODMTY - news) , Investec and Mondi (LSE: MNDI.L - news) among top fallers on FTSE 350 for a second day, as traders continue to digest the impact of a sharply weaker rand

** Currency hit an all-time low on Thursday after President Jacob Zuma sacked his finance minister

** Worst two-day fall for Old Mutual and Investec (LSE: INVP.L - news) since March 2009

** Local stocks also continue to fall despite a slight strengthening in the rand on Friday

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)