Morning (main) USD trades at KASE on October 28

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, October 28, 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. Trade results (tenge per dollar, in th. dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicator Value Trend ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Rate of first deal 119.81 +0.31 Maximum rate 119.83 +0.03 Volume at maximum price 58,770 +48,015 Minimum rate 119.81 +0.31 Volume at minimum price 18,150 +18,145 Rate of last deal 119.82 +0.04 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Weighted average rate 119.82 +0.04 Volume of session 156,790 +49,190 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Net-turnover 124,680 +42,380 Number of deals 228 +40 Number of participants 18 -4 Volume of unsatisfied offer* 46,725 +32,710 Volume of unsatisfied demand* 29,075 -6,530 Best demand on KASE at closing 119.81 +0.03 Best offer on KASE at closing 119.82 +0.03 ---------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 119.87 +0.10 Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 119.95 +0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Volume of corresponding active bids of STB in the trading system at closing of trades Trade prices ------------------------------------ Time.(ALT) Price Volume. Number of ----------- level th. USD deals from to ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- 119.83 58,770 114 10:22 10:57 119.82 79,870 98 10:16 10:59 119.81 18,150 16 10:15 10:43 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- TOTAL 156,790 228 10:15 10:59 ------------------------------------ Continuing sales of risky assets, mainly on emerging markets, contribute to further appreciation of the American currency on the world markets. Euro rate has already fallen to the two year minimum ($1.25 per EUR1). There is also a growth of demand on the American currency under conditions of foreign funding markets closing and energy resources and metals violently falling on the domestic market. But USD/KZT price range is still within horizontal trend thanks to a regulation factor. The dollar was quoted at 119.82/119.84 at the KASE day session at 11:57 a.m.; the last deal was concluded at 119.84. The dollar was quoted at 119.87/119.95 on over-the-counter. [2008-10-28]