The Uganda shilling remained frail on Tuesday, a day that saw sustained market activity on the foreign currency demand counter. After holding out for most of the day against the greenback, the local unit buckled on the back of dollar demand from commercial banks and merchandise imports in mid trading to close the day quoted […]
The Uganda Shilling traded lower at the 3795/3805 levels against the U.S dollar on Tuesday as increased bustle on the greenback demand counters dominated mostly muted supply activity. The central bank absorbed excess liquidity from the local money market through a 2-day repo. However, this did little to offset bearish sentiment on the home unit […]
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda shilling extended the week’s gains against the U.S dollar on Friday as some commercial banks converted their dollar holdings to cope with the local currency liquidity squeeze. On Friday commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3825/3845, compared to Thursday’s close of 3835/3855. The shilling has rallied against the greenback in recent days, […]
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda shilling closed the 2017/18 financial year at the the 3870/3890 levels against the U.S dollar as calm activity on both demand and supply counters throughout the day limited any movements in the pair. Uganda’s year on year inflation for June rose to 2.2 per cent compared from 1.7 per cent in May […]
BY CBA KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda Shilling remained on the back foot, devaluing further against its U.S dollar counterpart on Friday as greenback demand from importers and the energy sector persisted. The USDUGX pair traded within the 3732/3755 band from 3730/3750 levels earlier. This week, market charter alludes to a vulnerable local currency as dreary activity […]
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda shilling held steady at the 3680/3700 levels against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, bolstered by low appetite for hard currency from key players as tight liquidity keyed into the local money market arena. The Central Bank injected Ugx 170.5 bio in the money market via a 2 day reverse re-purchase agreement in […]