Kenyan shilling slides vs dollar, liquidity eyed

NAIROBI, June 2 – Kenya’s shilling slipped against the dollar on Thursday after the country’s central bank bought $4 million, but traders said commercial banks would likely cut long dollar positions, providing upside for the local currency.

The central bank’s purchase, to boost reserves, pushed the shilling down 1.43 percent but it recovered some ground on profit taking.

 

Source: newsletter Reuters Africa

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