The Kenyan shilling has continued to hold strong against the US Dollar and other major currencies, only dipping minimally despite the mounting pressure.
Exchange Rate Performance
USD|KES: KES weakened by 0.01% to close at 129.31 (17.35% year-to-date).
GBP|KES: KES weakened by 0.17% to close at 165.23 (17.30% year-to-date).
EUR|KES: KES weakened by 0.03% to close at 136.79 (21.29% year-to-date).
Kenyan Stock Market
Total equity turnover advanced by 675.25% to close at USD 4.94 MN (KES 639.94 MN) compared to yesterday’s turnover of USD 0.64 MN (KES 82.54 MN).
NSE 20 and NASI rose by 0.75% and 2.77% to close at 1,854.44 and 119.32 respectively.
Foreign investors assumed a net buying position by accounting for 61.70% of total market purchases and 57.49% of total market sales.
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