UPDATE 1-South African rand firmer as carry trade trumps political wrangling <!-- no image --> <div>* Stocks slide as exporters hit by firming currency (Adds latest prices, analyst comments)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=555I4GYdOVY:TkAKDwMbuSM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=555I4GYdOVY:TkAKDwMbuSM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=555I4GYdOVY:TkAKDwMbuSM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=555I4GYdOVY:TkAKDwMbuSM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=555I4GYdOVY:TkAKDwMbuSM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/555I4GYdOVY" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters