Below is a table of the movements between the Kenya shilling and other major international and regional currencies over the last two trading sessions (Thursday 10th May 2012 and Friday 11th May 2012):
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Currency |
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| Date | US Dollar | Sterling Pound | Euro | SA Rand | KESUSHS | KESTSHS | KESRWF |
| Thursday 10 May 2012 |
83.3972 |
134.6141 |
108.0031 |
10.4418 |
29.8572 |
18.8856 |
7.2247 |
| Friday 11 May 2012 |
83.6181 |
134.7856 |
108.0681 |
10.3925 |
29.6588 |
18.8776 |
7.2594 |
The Kenya shilling weekend against most currencies under our observation. The Kenya shilling weakened 0.2649% against the US dollar closing the week with importers having to pay a little more for imported goods over the weekend. The Kenya shilling also lost ground against the Sterling Pound and the Euro, down 0.1274% and 0.060% respectively. The Rand lost traction versus the local shilling, the Kenya shilling gaining 0.4721% against our South African counterparts.
The Kenya shilling lost some steam versus the Uganda shilling down 0.6645% over the two days but rebounded against the Tanzania shilling and Rwanda Franc, up 0.042% and 0.4803%