Morning (main) USD trades at KASE on March 10

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, Vitaliy Tomskiy, March 10, 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicator Value Trend ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Rate of first deal 150.52 +0.02 Maximum rate 150.56 +0.01 Volume at maximum price 2,000 -7,000 Minimum rate 150.48 +0.04 Volume at minimum price 1,000 0 Rate of last deal 150.56 +0.01 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Weighted average rate 150.53 +0.04 Volume of session 39,135 -154,365 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Net-turnover 38,085 -153,815 Number of deals 37 -34 Number of participants 11 -4 Volume of unsatisfied offer* 14,600 +2,900 Volume of unsatisfied demand* 35,300 +18,800 Best demand on KASE at closing 150.56 +0.06 Best offer on KASE at closing 150.58 +0.05 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ -------- Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 150.47 0 Best offer at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 150.57 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- 150.56 2,000 1 10:59 10:59 150.55 11,000 4 10:56 10:57 150.54 2,085 4 10:54 10:56 150.53 6,050 8 10:52 10:56 150.52 4,000 4 10:30 10:49 150.51 3,000 3 10:45 10:45 150.50 9,000 10 10:30 10:44 150.49 1,000 2 10:31 10:31 150.48 1,000 1 10:31 10:31 ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- TOTAL 39,135 37 10:30 10:59 ------------------------------------ Beginning of the new week didn't change significantly Kazakhstan currency market. Results of KASE morning trades show gradual depreciation of traders` activity. Joint volumes of trades of last several days are still low. We expect no changes in this sector of exchange trade till the end of trade day. The dollar was quoted at 150.51/150.54 at the KASE day session at 12:29 p.m.; the last deal was concluded at 150.52. The dollar was quoted at 150.47/150.61 on over-the-counter. [2009-03-10]