On December 29 KASE_Shares index increased by 3.00% to 2,418.08 - historically maximal value

29.12.06 00:27
/IRBIS, Ruslan Dzyubaylo, December 29, 06/ - By the results of share trades on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on December 29, 2006 KASE_Shares index increased by 70.35 points (3.00%) from 2,347.73 to 2,418.08. The achieved index value is the highest for the entire calculation history of the given indicator. The following table contains all changes of quotations, which influenced upon new index by the results of trades: ------------------------------------------- Best bid, KZT per share Change of Share ------------------------ quota- symbol December 29 December 28 tion, % ------ ----------- ----------- --------- KKGBp 405.00 301.00 +34.6 CCBN 2,000.00 1,600.00 +25.0 ASBN 48,000.00 43,000.00 +11.6 BTAS 120,000.00 115,000.02 +4.3 RDGZ 17,700.00 17,000.00 +4.1 AMGZ 95,000.00 92,000.00 +3.3 TEBN 5,000.00 4,850.00 +3.1 ATFBp8 1,596.50 1,550.00 +3.0 ATFB 10,500.00 10,200.00 +2.9 TSBN 2,000.00 1,950.00 +2.6 HSBK 605.00 590.00 +2.5 ------ ----------- ----------- --------- KKGB 1,390.00 1,395.00 -0.4 KZTC 18,000.00 18,200.00 -1.1 KZTK 35,000.00 38,000.00 -7.9 CSBNp 900.00 1,000.00 -10.0 ------------------------------------------- It is IRBIS specialists' opinion that the index increased mainly due to the growth of bid prices for RDGZ, BTAS, AMGZ, ASBN, CCBN and HSBK. Below is the table, describing change of KASE_Shares index for different periods (actual/365 basis). ----------------------------------------------------------- Change: ---------------- Period % % APR ----------------------------------------- -------- ------ For the last 30 days (month) +22.6 +274.6 From this year beginning (from Jan 1, 06) +274.1 +276.3 For the last 365 days (year) +253.6 +253.6 For year 2005 +203.0 +203.0 From the beginning of 2004 +1,597.8 +533.6 ----------------------------------------------------------- We remind that KASE_Shares index reflects the change of best bid quotations, registered on the open market of KASE during the day, for shares of KASE's official "A" listing category taking into account the market capitalization level of their issuers. The full list of share symbols with names of their issuers is available at http://www.kase.kz/instruments/nzb_code.htm [2006-12-29]