Kenyan shilling appreciates against the dollar

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling gained against the dollar on Tuesday supported by inflows from offshore investors and a few banks selling dollars, traders said.

A teller counts Kenya shilling notes inside the cashier’s booth at a forex exchange bureau in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

At 0720 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 100.60/80 per dollar, compared with 101.00/20 at Monday’s close.

Reporting by John Ndiso; Editing by Maggie Fick

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