Below is a comparison of the performance of the Kenya Shilling over the last two trading days:
| Currency | US Dollars | Sterling Pounds | Euro | SA Rand | KES/USHS | KES/TSHS | KES/RWF | |
| Date | 25/05/2012 | 85.3153 | 133.5134 | 106.9232 | 10.184 | 29.186 | 18.6368 | 7.0621 |
| 28/05/2012 | 85.3958 | 134.1424 | 107.5728 | 10.2703 | 29.0648 | 18.6193 | 7.0555 | |
As we can see, the Kenya Shilling continued to depreciate against the US Dollar, falling by 0.0943% to trade at KES 85.3958 to the dollar. Against the Sterling Pound the shilling depreciated by 0.471% to trade at KES 134.1424 per Sterling Pound. Against the Euro, it depreciated by 0.6075% to trade at KES 107.5728 to the Euro.
Against the regional currencies the shilling appreciated against all currencies under consideration other than the South African Rand where it depreciated by 0.8474% to trade at KES 10.2703 per Rand.
In today’s trading we will continue to observe the KES-USD trend and perhaps see whether the mopping up activities by the Central Bank are having any bearing of the exchange rate.