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Shilling firms slightly, but still vulnerable

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The Kenyan shilling rebounded on Friday as banks took profits on dollar gains this week but traders said the local currency could slip back in the next few days ahead of an expected interest rate cut next week. The shilling had fallen 0.4 per cent against the dollar since new year trading began on Wednesday. It touched an intraday high of 86.20/30 per dollar before demand for the US currency from the energy sector pushed it back to 86.30/50 by 0805 GMT, compared with Thursday's close of 86.40/60...

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