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Currency updates from Thursday’s session

Traders said balanced demand and supply dynamics in the interbank market kept the currency trading within a narrow range.

Currency updates from Thursday’s session
By: Ali Twaha, Journalist @New Vision

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The Uganda shilling remained largely unchanged against the dollar during Thursday’s trading session, trading at 3705/3715 buying and selling, respectively.

Traders said balanced demand and supply dynamics in the interbank market kept the currency trading within a narrow range.

“Odds for the near term point to cooled pressures on the shilling, keeping the unit range-bound,” Stephen Kaboyo, managing director at Alpha Capital, said.

Liquidity conditions in the money market continued to improve, according to Absa, supported by recent government releases, with overnight and one-week lending rates averaged 9.75% and 10.00%, respectively.

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