NSE posts worst dollar returns on weak shilling

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) logo on the trading floor. 

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The weakening of the shilling by 6.8 percent in the first quarter of the year saw the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trail African peers in dollar returns, reducing the attractiveness of the market to foreign investors.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Kenya Index, which guides foreign investors on local market investments, showed a return of -20.2 in the three months to March.

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