/IRBIS, May 18, 00/ - Prices and quotations for GDR of Kazakhstan companies at German stock exchanges at closing of the trades on May 17, 2000 has reached (in Euros per GDR, unless otherwise specified):

Last Code Open High Low Last Trend,% Volume ISIN

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KKGBy.BE  10.00  10.00   9.00   9.00    -10.00    3,512   US48666E2028
KKGBy,F    9.60   9.80   9.60   9.80      0.00      100   US48666E2028
KZTKy,BE   3.70   3.70   3.70   3.70     +2.78        0   US48666D2045
SYRGq,BE   5.80   5.80   5.80   5.80      0.00        0   US8257001078
SYRGq,F    6.00   6.00   6.00   6.00      0.00        0   US8257001078
RKA                            71.40     -7.07
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KKGBy - "KAZKOMMERTSBANK", 30 shares per GDR;
KZTKy - "KAZAKHTELECOM", 1 share -- 3 GDR;
SYRGq - "SHNOS", 5 shares -- 1 GDR;
RKA - REUTERS composite ADR index for Kazakhstan issuers. BE - Berlin Stock Exchange;
F - Frankfurt Stock Exchange,

Source: REUTERS