/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, April 25, 08/ - Today regular morning TOD USD trades were held on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). The main parameters of the trade and the comparison with corresponding indicators of the previous morning session are given below.

Table of trade results (tenge per dollar. th. dollars)

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Indicator                                              Value    Trend
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Rate of the first deal                                120.46    +0.06
Maximum rate                                          120.50    +0.04
Volume at maximum price                                17900  +15,900
Minimum rate                                          120.45    +0.05
Volume at minimum price                                 1500     +500
Rate of the last deal                                 120.50    +0.05
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Weighted average rate                                 120.49    +0.05
Volume of the session                                 48,950   -6,270
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Net-turnover                                          40,750   -8,895
Number of deals                                           66     -126
Number of participants                                    20       +3
Volume of unsatisfied offer*                          16,200  -54,705
Volume of unsatisfied demand*                         20,300  -13,555
Best demand on KASE at closing                        120.49    +0.05
Best offer on KASE at closing                         120.51    +0.06
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Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS)  120.43    +0.03
Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS)   120.69    +0.20
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* volume of corresponding active bids of STB in the trade system 
  at closing of the trade

Table of trade price levels

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                              Time.(ALT)
Price   Volume.  Number of  ------------
level   th. USD      deals   from     to
------  -------  ---------  -----  -----
120.50   17,900         18  10:47  10:59
120.49   21,750         26  10:41  10:59
120.48    2,600          4  10:41  10:42
120.47    2,450          8  10:35  10:40
120.46    2,750          8  10:19  10:30
120.45    1,500          2  10:21  10:28
------  -------  ---------  -----  -----
TOTAL    48,950         66  10:19  10:59
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Today trades volume continued to fall, but dollar was traded, as we expected, in fact in the same price range as the day before. Gradual increasing doesn't look a tendency, but more an uncertainty. After consolidated European currency began to lose its positions relative to dollar, world markets stand a bit motionless in expectation.

The situation with tenge liquidity on the home market has standardized. Repo stakes "overnight" returned to 3-4%APR range, where they will possibly stay till the beginning of May.

At the KASE day trades at 12:00 p.m., dollar was quoted at 120.47/51; the last deal was concluded at 120.52. The dollar was quoted at 120.47/50 on over the counter.

[2008-04-25]