STATISTICS: Weekly volume of transactions in PIS at KASE - $472.4 th.

/IRBIS, Feb.21, 00/ - During the 8th week (February 14 - 18) of this year total turnover of private issue securities (PIS) trade sector of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) reached $472.4 th., including, $7.6 th. for two deals in regular trade mode (trades on the secondary market) and $464.8 th. for six deals of primary auction additional placement of OJSC "Komirbank" coupon bonds (Ekibastuz, KZ2CCAEQCA00, KASE official list of securities, category "A", trade code KOMBb). In terms of securities the volume reached 47,200 shares (1,200 shares and 46,000 bonds of KOMBb). During the previous week only three deals were made for a total of $92.3 th. (92,000 shares). Besides KOMBb, deals were made in two other instruments: - common inscribed shares of OJSC "Astana-finance" (ASFI, official list of securities, category "B"); - preferred shares of OJSC "Mangistaumunaigas" (MMGZp, official list of securities, category "B"). It is interesting to note that only trade deals were made during the week: transactions with ASFI and MMGZp were the results of the trades made by uninterrupted counterauction mode. There were no so-called direct deals made by the brokers.