/IRBIS, Apr.17, 00/ - Following is the table of major indicators of Kazakhstani market for U.S. dollar (more than 98% of country's all currency market).

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US dollar trades at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE)
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Instrument                        USD TOD       USD TOD     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
Weighted average rate      142.25 (-0.06) Not indicated           -           -
Volume of session (mln)    0.215 (-3.990)         1.700       0.300           0
Bid                                142.22        142.20     *142.20           -
Offer                              142.24        142.21     *142.25           -
Number of participants                 13             7           3           3
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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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Bid                                142.15       No data                 No data
Offer                              142.25       No data                 No data
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Notes: Best bid and ask prices at closing of the trades are shown as the 
Exchange quotations. 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 5:00PM USD_TOM). Due to the technical reasons, there were no dollar 
quotations in the REUTERS quoting system. 

Today the dollar exchange market was not so active, as it was in the previous days. The big dollar offer presented on the Exchange in the previous week, disappeared on the basic trades. Most likely, just this fact forced traders to refrain from active actions both before dinner, and in the second half of day. Such behavior is rather typical for the moments of change in the market tendencies.

Additional trades KASE with the TOD accounts have shown rather big activity at their volume of $1,7 million, that is 8 times more than the basic session turnover. In results of trade small dollar rate decrease have been recorded, however there were no expressed tendencies. The dollar price fluctuations have not exceeded 2 points.

The trades with forward accounts have not show tendencies also. Dollar rate established by the trade results has appeared by 3 points below than results of the morning trade and somewhat exceeded parameters of the additional session closing.

In result of the current situation analysis it is possible to say that on the next morning exchange trades the rate of dollar will incline to reduction.