Exchange Rate Performance
On Wednesday, the Kenyan shilling weakened against three major global currencies; the US Dollar, the Pound and the Euro.
Here is the exchange:
USD|KES: KES weakened 0.03% to close at 121.41 (-7.31% year-to-date).
GBP|KES: KES weakened 0.07% to close at 139.89 (+8.00% year-to-date).
EUR|KES: KES weakened 0.08% to close at 120.43 (+5.91% year-to-date).
Kenyan Stock Market
Total equity turnover shrunk by 74.44% to close at USD 1.19 MN (KES 144.04 MN) compared to yesterday’s turnover of USD 4.64 MN (KES 563.46 MN).
NSE 20 grew by 0.22% to close at 1,684.15 while NASI shrunk by 0.51% to close at 127.94.
Foreign investors assumed a net selling position by accounting for 31.40% of total market purchases and 75.49% of total market sales.