Below is a table comparing the performance of the Kenya Shilling against the major international currencies and the currencies of our regional counterparts in the last two days, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th May 2012.
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Currency |
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| Date | US Dollar | Sterling Pound | Euro | SA Rand | KESUSHS | KESTSHS | KESRWF |
| Wednesday 16th May 2012 |
84.1417 |
134.3425 |
107.0125 |
10.0925 |
29.5931 |
18.7661 |
7.2261 |
| Thursday 17th May 2012 |
84.3875 |
134.2753 |
107.5402 |
10.191 |
29.3884 |
18.747 |
7.1399 |
The Kenya Shilling had a bruising in yesterday’s currency trades. The Kenya Shilling lost value against most major currencies under our observation, losing 0.292% against the US dollar to continue slipping against the greenback this week. The Kenya Shilling also lost ground against the Euro and the SA Rand, down 0.493% and 0.976% respectively. The Kenya Shilling however made some progress versus the Sterling Pound, up 0.05% with 1 Sterling Pound trading for a mean of KES 134.2753.
The Kenya Shilling also lost ground against the currencies of our East African neighbours, down 0707% and 0.155% against the Uganda Shilling and the Tanzania Shilling respectively. The Rwanda Franc gained against the Kenya Shilling, our local currency losing 1.193% versus the Rwandan currency.