Bank dollar rates ease as shilling stages rare rally

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Commercial bank dollar rates eased notably in the past week, coinciding with a rare rally by the Kenyan shilling against the greenback.

Data compiled from five commercial banks showed that the lenders on Friday quoted no more than Sh164.50 to their clients seeking the hard currency. For example, Stanbic Bank quoted dollars at Sh164.50, the same rate as Cooperative, Diamond Trust, and Equity banks.

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