The Ugandan shilling was flat on Wednesday although market players were anticipating a boost from dollar inflows from offshore traders participating in a Treasury auction.
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Shilling unchanged but seen firming on debt sale
At 1145 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,340/3,350, unchanged from Tuesday's close.
Ugandan shilling firms on interbank selling, NGO dollar flows
"There's some anticipation of portfolio flows from offshore investors who took part in today's auction," said a trader at a leading commercial bank, referring to a sale of 185 billion shillings ($55.39 million) worth of Treasury bills on Wednesday.
Traders say Uganda's debt is attracting significant offshore appetite because yields have been high while inflation is relatively low.
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