Below is a table of the performance of the Kenya Shilling against the major international currencies and the currencies of our neighbouring countries in the last two sessions, Monday 28 May 2012 and Tuesday 29 May 2012.
| Currency | |||||||
| Date | US Dollar | Euro | Sterling Pound | SA Rand | KESUSHS | KESTSHS | KESRWF |
| Monday 28 May 2012 | 85.3958 | 107.5728 | 134.1424 | 10.2703 | 29.0648 | 18.6193 | 7.0555 |
| Tuesdat 29 May 2012 | 85.5819 | 107.2779 | 134.15 | 10.2616 | 28.9782 | 18.5788 | 7.0401 |
The Kenya Shilling yesterday continued losing against most of the currencies under our watch. The Shilling lost o.2179% against the US Dollar, continuing its downward spiral against the greenback. The Shilling also lost against the Sterling Pound in yesterday’s trading, down 0.0056% to trade at KES 134.15 per pound on average. The Kenya Shilling however recorded gains against the Euro and the SA Rand, up 0.274% and 0.0847% versus the two respectively.
Regionally, the Kenya Shilling lost ground on all fronts. The Uganda Shilling gained against the Kenya Shilling, the Kenyan currency losing 0.298% in yesterday’s trading. The Kenya Shilling also fell against the Tanzania Shilling and the Rwanda Franc, down 0.218% and 0.218% respectively yesterday.