Morning (main) USD trades at KASE on August 14

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 14, 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 120.07 -0.04 Maximum rate 120.18 +0.07 Volume at maximum price 10,000 +9,800 Minimum rate 120.07 +0.05 Volume at minimum price 3,100 +985 Rate of the last deal 120.18 +0.13 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- -------- Weighted average rate 120.15 +0.10 Volume of the session 184,625 +42,975 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- -------- Net-turnover 146,965 +66,575 Number of deals 99 -860 Number of participants 21 +1 Volume of unsatisfied offer* 7,000 -12,600 Volume of unsatisfied demand* 189,970 +178,410 Best demand on KASE at closing 120.18 +0.13 Best offer on KASE at closing 120.20 +0.14 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- -------- Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 120.08 +0.05 Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 120.16 +0.09 --------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- 120.18 10,000 3 10:59 10:59 120.17 11,000 5 10:48 10:59 120.16 111,600 14 10:48 10:59 120.15 15,150 9 10:46 10:58 120.14 4,000 7 10:45 10:55 120.12 1,000 1 10:35 10:35 120.11 19,875 52 10:19 10:28 120.10 900 1 10:19 10:19 120.09 5,000 2 10:17 10:17 120.08 3,000 1 10:17 10:17 120.07 3,100 4 10:16 10:18 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- TOTAL 184,625 99 10:16 10:59 ------------------------------------ KASE morning session was affected by highly monopolized demand on the side of one of commercial banks. Despite an adequate supply volume, USD/KZT rate was confidently moving upward. At the same time, technical resistance point 120.20 is still stable. There is a high possibility of this price level testing on a day session. The dollar was quoted at 120.13/17 at the KASE day session at 12:00 p.m.; last deal was concluded at 120.17. The dollar was quoted at 120.16/24 on over-the-counter. [2008-08-14]