By bne IntelliNews Big caps drove recovery on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in January 2024 with the all-share index rising 157% to close at 542,744 points. Against the backdrop of a looming currency crisis, the stock market rally signals investors continue to brace for an inflation spiral and seek a hedge to protect the value of their money. The local currency has lost about a third of its value against the US dollar on the official market so far this year and more than 40% on the streets of Harare. Zimbabwe is considering linking its exchange rate to gold and creating a currency board, a…