/IRBIS, Akan Myrzakhmetov, Vitaliy Tomskiy, March 18, 09/ - Today regular morning trades were held on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on T+0 (USD_TOD) settlement terms. The main parameters of the trade and the comparison with corresponding indicators of the previous morning session are given below.

Trade results (tenge per dollar, in th. dollars)

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Indicator                                               Value     Trend
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Rate of first deal                                     150.55     +0.15
Maximum rate                                           150.60     +0.15
Volume at maximum price                                10 000    +9 995
Minimum rate                                           150.52     +0.17
Volume at minimum price                                   200    -1 095
Rate of last deal                                      150.55     +0.13
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Weighted average rate                                  150.58     +0.20
Volume of session                                     153 400  +125 495
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Net-turnover                                          140 400  +114 000
Number of deals                                           157      +103
Number of participants                                     15        +1
Volume of unsatisfied offer*                           13 200      -800
Volume of unsatisfied demand*                           3 700   -25 805
Best demand on KASE at closing                         150.51     +0.11
Best offer on KASE at closing                          150.55     +0.10
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Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS)   150.49     +0.02
Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS)    150.59     +0.02
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* Volume of corresponding active bids of STB in the trading system at
  closing of trades

Trade prices

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                              Time.(ALT)
Price   Volume.  Number of  ------------
level   th. USD      deals   from     to
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150.60   10 000          9  10:38  10:44
150.59   96 070         91  10:26  10:45
150.58   16 200         17  10:25  10:46
150.57    2 700          5  10:25  10:48
150.56    8 200          8  10:24  10:50
150.55   19 030         25  10:19  10:59
150.53    1 000          1  10:59  10:59
150.52      200          1  10:59  10:59
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ИТОГО   153 400        157  10:19  10:59
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Local foreign exchange market still shows stable trend with the weak activity of traders at KASE.

Regulation Authorities and the Government efforts of stabilizing banking sector give positive effect and affected at KazPrime indicator, which closed significantly lower.

Brent Oil price closed higher by 10% at international markets yesterday, which also positively influenced the local market.

The dollar was quoted at 150.46/150.50 at the KASE day session at 12:23 p.m.; the last deal was concluded at 150.47. The dollar was quoted at 150.45/150.54 on over-the-counter.

[2009-03-18]