U.S. dollar market of Kazakhstan: day results

/IRBIS, Feb.23, 00/ - In the table below main indicators of the Kazakhstan dollar market are stated (U.S. dollar occupies more than 98% of all exchange market). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- US dollar trades at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) ----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- Tool USD TOM USD TOM USD TOM USD SPOT Session Main Additional. Evening Evening Time of trades (ALM) 10:15-11:00 11:30-15:30 14:00-18:00 14:00-18:00 Average weighted rate 140.09(-0.10) Not indicated 140.06 - Volume of session (mln) 3.740(+1.050) 0.800 0.500 0 Demand price 140.10 140.04 *140.05 *140.00 Supply price 140.12 140.08 *140.06 *140.10 Number of participants 17 7 5 5 ----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- Indicative US dollar quotations in the interbank market in the information system REUTERS at KASE sessions closing (disregarding settlement dates) ----------------------- ------------- -------------- ---------- ----------- Demand price 140.15 140.05 140.05 Supply price 140.20 140.10 140.08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: As the market quotations the best demand and supply prices at the moment of trades closing are shown. In case of absence those in the KASE trade system the last quotations are shown, which are marked with an asterisk (in this table - at 17:40). By the indicative dollar quotations in the REUTERS information system, tenge in comparison with the previous day closing on dollar demand increased by 3 points and by 5 points - on supply. Today the National Bank did not manage to render psychological influence on the market. Growth of an dollar official rate by 15 points did not caused a dealers' reaction. Only at the market closing the dealers have undertaken the speculation for the dollar rise. The dollar market remains in the equilibrium situation. The short money market, as well as the secondary State Security market, look more attractively. For this reason dealers have concentrated attention and money on other tools. But most probable within the next days dollar rate will make 140.0 - 140.20 tenges. Thus, IRBIS experts believe that on Thursday on morning KASE session tenge will somewhat increase. At that dollar decrease lower 140.0 is hardly probable.