Below is a table comparing the movements of the Kenya shilling against the major world currencies and the currencies of our neighbouring countries over the last trading sessions, Thursday 26th April and Friday 27th April 2012:
| DATE |
CURRENCY |
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| US Dollar | Sterling Pound | Euro | SA Rand | KESUSHS | KESTSHS | KESRWF | |
| Thursday 26 April 2012 |
83.265 |
134.5974 |
110.094 |
10.7217 |
30.0848 |
19.0657 |
7.2361 |
| Friday 27 April 2012 |
83.25 |
134.6381 |
109.8162 |
10.6842 |
30.0902 |
19.0691 |
7.2854 |
The Kenya shilling closed the week on the up, gaining strength against the US Dollar, the Euro and the South African Rand by 0.02%, 0.25% and 0.35% respectively. The Kenya shilling slipped slightly versus the Sterling Pound, down 0.03% to close the week at a mean of KES 143.6381 per pound. The Kenya shilling strengthened against the currencies of our neighbouring countries, up 0.018% against the Uganda Shilling, 0.018% against the Tanzania Shilling and up 0.68% against the Rwanda Franc.