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Below is a summary of how the Kenya shilling performed against major global and regional currencies as at the close of business on Wednesday as compared to Tuesday:

Currency US Dollars Sterling Pounds Euro SA Rand KES/USHS KES/TSHS KES/RWF
Date 17/04/2012 83.15 131.9187 108.95 10.4478 30.0663 19.062 7.2942
18/04/2012 83.138 132.4216 109.06 10.6555 30.2266 19.0886 7.3012

 

From the above, we can see that the Kenya shilling slightly weakened against the US Dollar compared to the previous day, trading at a mean of KES 83.138 per dollar, down 0.014%. The shilling however strengthened versus the sterling pound, trading at a mean of KES 132.4216, up 0.3812%. The Euro also gained against the local currency, trading at a mean of KES 109.06 per Euro, up 0.1% against the local currency. The Kenyan shilling also gained ground against the South African Rand, the Tanzanian Shilling and the Rwandese Franc but marginally weakened against the Ugandan shilling.

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