State Securities purchase and sale at KASE - KZT192.40 mln

/IRBIS, Feb.29, 00/ - Results of the next trades in domestic State Securities at Kazakhstan stock exchange including closing quotations: Annual yield to maturity, % Till --------------------------- In maturity, Average best best Volume, currency days for deals offer bid million KZT -------- --------- ---------- ------- ------- ----------- KZT 2 7.28 27.34 KZT 3 8.50 24.32 KZT 9 12.17 10.54 22.37 3.79 KZT 10 12.42 21.97 3.79 KZT 15 12.68 24.51 1.29 KZT 52 12.98 KZT 94 15.72 KZT 105 15.65 15.39 15.80 57.41 KZT 156 15.79 16.81 KZT 163 15.81 16.55 -------- --------- ---------- ------- ------- ----------- USD 37 2.66 8.43 USD 44 2.82 8.36 USD* 150 14.10 4.50 USD 177 9.06 100.01 USD 1,479 **11.99 **12.97 21.61 -------- --------- ---------- ------- ------- ----------- TOTAL 192.40 * MGU - bonds of local executive body of Mangistau region; ** AVMEKAM, full yield to maturity calculated at weighted average rate of the Exchange for current day. Yields, shown for securities denominated in USD, are calculated by IRBIS at the official rate on the transaction date (KZT140.15 per dollar). For all coupon SS, which are traded at KASE, from February 14, 2000 data on the deals are processed by using the time basis of 360/30. Previously, deals in AVMEKAM were processed using the actual time basis.