Morning (main) USD trades at KASE on December 22

/IRBIS, Ekaterina Tatarova, Vitaliy Tomskiy, December 22, 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 120.85 +0.10 Maximum rate 120.88 +0.09 Volume at maximum price 5 -2,995 Minimum rate 120.80 +0.05 Volume at minimum price 9,900 +2,905 Rate of last deal 120.83 +0.07 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Weighted average rate 120.83 +0.07 Volume of session 72,330 -120,010 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Net-turnover 66,920 -14,950 Number of deals 443 -591 Number of participants 17 -5 Volume of unsatisfied offer* 7,145 -3,470 Volume of unsatisfied demand* 26,700 -1,770 Best demand on KASE at closing 120.45 +0.06 Best offer on KASE at closing 120.46 +0.06 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 120.80 +0.04 Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 120.86 +0.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- 120.88 5 1 11:02 11:02 120.85 4,500 14 10:20 11:02 120.84 30,495 188 10:39 11:20 120.83 14,915 207 10:20 11:24 120.82 2,715 9 10:22 10:42 120.81 9,800 11 10:20 10:30 120.80 9,900 13 10:22 10:27 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- TOTAL 72,330 443 10:20 11:24 ------------------------------------ According to results of KASE morning trades, dollar continued to grow against tenge on negative moods of commodity markets. The world trade floors observe the dollar recovering its positions after down fall against euro last Wednesday. Today the pair is traded at 1.39 point. Eurozone macroeconomic statistics, released at the end of last week, signal on growing deflation processes. The dollar was quoted at 120.82/120.83 at the KASE day session at 12:56 p.m.; the last deal was concluded at 120.82. The dollar was quoted at 120.80/120.85 on over-the-counter. [2008-12-22]