Morning (main) USD trades at KASE on August 12

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 12, 08/ - Regular morning USD TOD 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicator Value Trend ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Rate of the first deal 120.17 +0.08 Maximum rate 120.19 -0.01 Volume at maximum price 5,035 -965 Minimum rate 120.16 +0.07 Volume at minimum price 2,000 -2,000 Rate of the last deal 120.17 +0.06 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Weighted average rate 120.17 +0.03 Volume of the session 143,905 -42,615 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Net-turnover 100,550 -71,590 Number of deals 675 +340 Number of participants 18 -1 Volume of unsatisfied offer* 23,785 +12,785 Volume of unsatisfied demand* 46,050 -11,950 Best demand on KASE at closing 120.17 +0.05 Best offer on KASE at closing 120.18 +0.04 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 120.14 -0.02 Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 120.18 -0.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Volume of corresponding active bids of STB in the trade system at closing of the trade Table of trade price levels ------------------------------------ Time.(ALT) Price Volume. Number of ----------- level th. USD deals from to ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- 120.19 5,035 49 10:37 10:42 120.18 43,480 193 10:29 10:58 120.17 93,390 430 10:21 10:59 120.16 2,000 3 10:43 10:43 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- TOTAL 143,905 675 10:21 10:59 ------------------------------------ Today USD/KZT continued appreciating on demand of local banks and decreasing of black gold prices ($112.67 per Brent oil barrel). Growth of overnight rates on repo market by 2.65 times to 5.02 % APR looks rather interesting. Some banks are likely to have problems with short-term tenge liquidity on capital flow-out. Offering volume of National Bank on REPO market for 1-day term made KZT3.65 bn. (on Friday - KZT1.6 bn.). We expect continuation of uncertain growth of USD/KZT under conditions of regulating influence till the end of the current week. The dollar was quoted at 120.16/17 at the KASE day session at 12:42 p.m.; last deal was concluded at 120.17. The dollar was quoted at 120.14/18 on over-the-counter. [2008-08-12]