/IRBIS, Ekaterina Tatarova, Vitaliy Tomskiy, February 23, 09/ - Today regular morning trades were held on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on T+0 (USD_TOD) settlement terms. 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)

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Indicator                                              Value   Trend
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Rate of first deal                                    149.95   +0.90
Maximum rate                                          150.10   +0.60
Volume at maximum price                                1,500 -34,600
Minimum rate                                          149.95   +0.90
Volume at minimum price                                1,500    +400
Rate of last deal                                     150.01   +0.51
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Weighted average rate                                 150.00   +0.64
Volume of session                                    211,600 +28,400
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Net-turnover                                         146,500 -29,000
Number of deals                                          147     +22
Number of participants                                    15      -1
Volume of unsatisfied offer*                           3,300  -2,600
Volume of unsatisfied demand*                         34,300 -24,600
Best demand on KASE at closing                        149.99   +0.52
Best offer on KASE at closing                         150.00   +0.50
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Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS)  149.90   +0.60
Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS)   150.10   +0.60
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*Volume of corresponding active bids of STB in the trading system at closing of
 trades

Trade prices

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                          Time.(ALT)
Price  Volume. Number of -----------
level  th. USD     deals  from    to
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150.10   1,500         4 10:26 10:31
150.05   2,000         3 10:23 10:32
150.01   2,000         2 10:32 10:59
150.00 204,600       135 10:22 10:57
149.95   1,500         3 10:20 10:21
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TOTAL  211,600       147 10:20 10:59
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By the results of KASE trades, USD rate reached KZT150.00 on huge purchases on the side of commercial banks. Tenge was supported only by highly monopolized USD bid.

We don't exclude testing of levels that higher than psychologically main point on a day session, reached during morning trades. At the same time, regulating factor influence will probably level these tries.

The dollar was quoted at 149.95/150.20 at the KASE day session at 11:56 a.m.; no deals were concluded. The dollar was quoted at 149.95/150.20 on over-the-counter.

[2009-02-23]