U.S. dollar market of Kazakhstan: day results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, March 25, 2008/ - Following is the table of major indicators of Kazakhstan market of U.S. dollar, on day results. The rate is given in tenge per dollar, volume - th. USD. Trends are shown relative to corresponding figures of previous trading day. Results of trades on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) -------------------------------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- Instrument USD TOD USD TOD USD TOM KASE's session Morning Day Evening Time 10:15-11:00 11:30 2:00-5:00 p.m. a.m. ALT a.m.-3:30 p.m. 2:00-5:00 p.m. -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------ ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- Indicator value trend value trend value trend ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- Opening rate 120.60 +0.40 . 120.65 +0.16 . 120.68 +0.09 ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- Maximum rate 120.68 +0.08 120.69 +0.20 120.69 +0.10 Volume on max. price 1,700 +1,695 . 900 -4,900 . 11,000 -14,000 ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- Minimum rate 120.60 +0.40 120.64 +0.19 120.66 +0.26 Volume on min. price 3,000 +2,995 . 4,200 +3,200 . 10,000 +9,500 ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- Closing rate 120.67 +0.22 120.68 +0.20 120.68 +0.16 Weight. aver. rate 120.65 +0.23 120.67 +0.20 120.68 +0.12 Session volume (gross) 43,000 +2,090 186,500 -13,900 115,800 +44,900 Session net-turnover 36,400 +1,395 142,500 -40,050 105,800 +35,900 Number of deals 66 +11 66 -2 22 +5 Number of participants 18 +2 . 22 +4 . 10 +1 ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- Day gross-turnover* 229,500 -11,810 115,800 +44,900 Day net-turnover* 172,500 -37,255 115,800 +35,900 ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- Best bid** 120.66 +0.21 . 120.67 +0.19 . 120.65 +0.14 Best ask** 120.67 +0.20 . 120.69 +0.20 . 120.68 +0.15 ---------------------- ------ ------ - ------- ------- - ------- ------- REUTERS Bid** 120.49 +0.04 120.62 +0.16 120.63 +0.14 REUTERS Ask** 120.55 +0.07 . 120.67 +0.18 . 120.69 +0.14 -------------------------------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- * resulting net-position on each instrument ** at closing of the session on KASE, out of stock exchange - by the data of REUTERS Table of price levels of trade in US dollar on KASE on TOD terms ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL BY DAY RESULTS: Morning Day ------------------------------ session: session: time (ALT): Price ------ ----- ------- ------- level volume deals volume deals volume deals from to ------ ------ ----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- 120,69 0 0 900 4 900 4 15:19 15:29 120,68 1,700 4 101,500 8 103,200 12 10:44 15:29 120,67 25,700 40 1,600 8 27,300 48 10:43 15:15 120,66 1,000 2 61,300 13 62,300 15 10:42 15:07 120,65 1,600 4 17,000 26 18,600 30 10:41 15:02 120,64 1,000 1 4,200 7 5,200 8 10:38 14:52 120,63 1,000 1 0 0 1,000 1 10:38 10:38 120,62 1,000 1 0 0 1,000 1 10:37 10:37 120,61 7,000 10 0 0 7,000 10 10:32 10:35 120,60 3,000 3 0 0 3,000 3 10:26 10:29 ------ ------ ----- ----- ----- TOTAL 43,000 66 , 186,500 66 229,500 132 10:26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Parameters of unsatisfied demand and supply of second tier banks in KASE' trade system for the last 5 days (total of valid bids by the time of morning and day trades closing, th. USD) ------------------------------------------------------ Indicator March March March March March 18 19 20 21, 25, 08 08 08 08 08 ---------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- Ask 17,805 25,650 32,150 32,150 11,100 Bid 43,855 20,920 7,800 7,800 32,900 ---------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- Difference +26,050 -4,730 -24,350 -24,350 +21,800 ------------------------------------------------------ Today the rate of dollar to tenge slightly increased in the framework of correction movement after the end of the latest period of tax payment to budget. Situation with liquidity of tenge improved and quotes on the shortest money went down today. Banks willingly bought American currency, however the fact that three market-makers from IRBIS worked in the camp of net- traders, which allowed restraining rate fluctuations during the shortest price period. Overall the market continues to live in stable horizontal channels of consolidation, the borders of which it does not intents to leave. As viewed from technical analysis, tomorrow it trades on achieved today price quotes can be expected, or close to 120.70. [2008-03-25]