/IRBIS, May 26, 2011/ - On May 25, 2011 on the Commodity Exchange "ETC" trades of deliverable commodity futures contracts were held.

Following the auction 4 deals with contracts for refined gold in bullions for delivery in June 2011 were concluded, with 140 open positions. Volume of transactions was KZT 37,474,686.3. The minimum price of the transactions was 1,527 U.S. dollars for 1 troy ounce, maximum - $1,531 for 1 troy ounce.

Estimated price for contracts for refined gold in bullions with supplement in September 2011 increased 1.21% and made $1,532.5 per 1 troy ounce.

In addition, the trades on contracts for the supply of wheat of class 3 and 4, with delivery in, June, July, August and September, October and November, 2011 were held.

Estimated futures prices for wheat of class 3 with supplement in June, August and November 2011 decreased by 1.18%, 1.62%, 1.35% and made 42,500, 43,300 and 37,000 KZT per tonne, respectively.

Estimated futures prices for wheat of class 3 with delivery in July, September, and October 2011 have not changed and amounted to 42,500, 43,500, 37,500 Tenge per tonne, respectively.

Settlement prices of futures for wheat Class 4 with delivery in June, July, August and September, October and November 2011 have not changed and amounted to 36,500, 37,500, 37,500 and 37,000, 37,240, 37,480 Tenge per tonne, respectively, .

Also on May 25 the following deals have been concluded:

• 55 transactions with mini-contracts for refined silver in bullions for delivery in June 2011, with 68 open positions. Volume of transactions was 525,195.37 tenge. The minimum price of the transactions amounted to 35.8 U.S. dollars for 1 troy ounce, highest - 37.05 U.S. dollars for 1 troy ounce.
• 31 deals with the mini-contracts for refined gold in bullions for delivery in June 2011 with 162 open positions. Volume of transactions was 1,686,948.93 tenge. The minimum price of the transactions amounted to 1,517 U.S. dollars a troy ounce, maximum - 1,531 U.S. dollars for 1 troy ounce.
• 2 deals with the mini-contracts on copper for delivery in June 2011, with 12 open positions. Volume of transactions was 26,240 tenge. Price of the transactions amounted to 13,120 tenge per 10 kilograms.
• 55 transactions with mini-contracts on crude oil for delivery in June 2011, at 105 open positions. Volume of transactions was 1,707,057.75 tenge. The minimum price of the transactions amounted to $ 112 for a barrel, highest - 112.45 USD for a barrel.
• 2 deals with the mini-contracts for wheat for delivery in June 2011, with 6 open positions. The volume of transactions amounted to 8,555 tenge. The maximum price of the transaction was 4,350 tenge per 100 kilograms, the minimum price the deal was 4,205 tenge per 100 kilograms.

[2011-05-26]