Statistics: weekly volume of deals in foreign currencies at KASE - equivalent of $31,035 mln

/IRBIS, Feb.14, 00/ - In U.S. dollars within the seventh calendar week of the year 2000 (February 7 - 13) at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) 440 transactions totaling $31.035 mln were made, including 429 deals ($28.735 mln) on TOD terms, 9 deals ($1.300 mln) on TOM terms and 2 deals ($1.000 mln) on SPOT terms. Average volume of the main (day) session in U.S. dollars equaled $5.247 mln. This week tenge devaluation rate against the dollar, calculated at weighted average rate of the Exchange (only the morning session is taken into account), is estimated by a trend of 16.6% APR. In the previous week 216 deals totaling $19.835 mln were made, including 214 deals ($18.835 mln) on TOD terms and 2 deals ($1.000 mln) on SPOT terms. During this period weighted average exchange rate of the dollar was decreasing at an average of 0.4% APR (only the morning session is taken into account). Devaluation of tenge towards U.S. dollar, calculated at weighted average rate of the Exchange as of February 11, in the mid term (last 30 days) equaled 7.5% APR. No deals were made in Deutsche mark and euro.