Kenyan shilling stable, seen weakening on importer dollar demand

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NAIROBI, March 7 (Reuters) - Kenya's shilling was steady on Tuesday, but traders said it was expected to weaken during the session, undermined by increased demand for dollars from the energy and manufacturing sectors, traders said. At 0709 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 127.95/128.15 per dollar, compared with 127.90/128.10 at the close of trading on Monday. The shilling touched a new all-time low of 128.40/60 soon after the start of Tuesday's session, before it pared the losses, Refinitiv data showed.
(Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Duncan Miriri)

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