Kenyan shilling steady as remittance inflows provide support
NAIROBI, June 19 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling was steady against the dollar on Thursday compared with the previous session, supported by some remittance hard currency inflows, traders said.
At 0726 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at 129.20/129.50, stable from Wednesday's close.
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