/IRBIS, March.03, 00/ - Following is the table of major indicators of Kazakhstani market for U.S. dollar (more than 98% of country currency market).

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US dollar trades at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE)
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Toll                           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    140.84(-0.01) Not indicated           -           -
Volume of session (mln)  3.900(+0.750)         0.900           0           0
Demand price                    140.85        140.86      140.95      140.95
Supply price                    140.89        140.88      141.07           -
Number of participants              16             5           4           4
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Indicative US dollar quotations in the interbank market in the information system REUTERS at KASE sessions closing (disregarding settlement dates)

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Demand price                    140.84         140.85                 140.90
Supply price                    140.88         140.92                 141.00
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Notes: Best bid and ask prices at closing of the trades are shown as the Exchange quotations.

By indicative interbank quotations of the dollar in REUTERS information system, tenge lost 9 points in comparison with previous day closing on demand and 13 points on supply.

Most probable, some dollar rate decrease at the morning session is not a beginning of the long-term tenge strengthening tendency. It has been confirmed by small dollar increase during the additional evening sessions.

The similar picture has appeared in the interbank market. By the evening dollar demand quotations has begun to increase. It is necessary to note that the overnight rates somewhat decreased within all day. Hence, it is possible to assume about speculative character of the dollar given quotations growth in the evening.

Today's dynamics of the dollar quotations can render a psychological effect on the market participants at the first trade of the next week and dollar most likely will increase by some points.