STATISTICS: Weekly volume of transactions in foreign currencies at KASE - equivalent of $32.505 mln

/IRBIS, Apr.10, 00/ - During the fifteenth calendar week of the year 2000 (April 3 - 9) trades were held in U.S. dollars, Deutsche marks and euro with TOD, TOM and SPOT terms in foreign currencies trade sector of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). Three trades were held daily: the morning (main, USD_TOD, DEM_TOD, EUR_TOD), day (additional USD_TOD, DEM_TOD, EUR_TOD) and evening (USD, DEM, EUR on TOM and SPOT terms). In U.S. dollars (hereafter corresponding figures for previous month are given in parentheses): 402 (452) deals were made for a total of $32,450 th. ($34,100 th.), all deals were made on TOD terms: Average volume of the trading day at KASE in U.S. dollars equaled $6,490 th. ($6,820 th.). Tenge devaluation against the U.S. dollar, calculated at weighted average rate of the Exchange on April 7 (only the morning session is taken into account), is estimated by a trend: - in short-term (week) - 16.7% (7.8%) APR, - in mid-term (last 30 days) - 10.8% (12.6%) APR, - in long-term (from the beginning of this year) - 11.3% (10.8%) APR. In Deutsche marks 1 (0) deal was made for an amount of 15 th. (0) currency units. Deals were made on TOD terms in the main session of KASE. Against mark tenge revalued at an average of 37.1% APR. In euros 1 (1) deal was made for an amount of 50 th. (10) currency units. Deals were made on TOD terms in the main session of KASE. Against euro tenge revalued at an average of 70.8% APR. In general, weekly volume of deals in foreign currencies at KASE is estimated at an equivalent of $32.505 mln ($34.110 mln), or KZT4,622.3 mln (KZT4,841.2 mln). Daily average - $6,501.0 mln ($6,821.9 mln). On interbank market from March 30 through April 4 (more earlier data are unavailable) daily volume of deals in U.S. dollars between the banks-residents of Kazakhstan varied from $12,165.0 th. to $15,608.0 th.