U.S. dollar market of Kazakhstan: day results

/IRBIS, October 9, 02/ - Following is the table of major indicators of Kazakhstan market for U.S. dollar (more than 99% of country's all currency market). Trends are shown relative to corresponding figures of previous day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trades in U.S. dollars at Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instrument USD TOD USD TOD USD TOM USD SPOT Session Main Additional. Evening Evening Time of trades (AST) 10:15a-11:00a 11:30a-3:30p 2:00p-6:00p 2:00p-6:00p Rate (KZT/USD) 154.45(+0.02) 154.44(-0.02) - - Volume of session (m) 4.715(-18.890) 4.575(+1.505) 0 0 Bid 154.45(+0.02) 154.42(-0.02) 154.42(+0.01) 154.40 Offer 154.46(+0.02) 154.44(-0.02) 154.46(-0.02) 154.48 Number of participants 17(+4) 13(+1) 4( 0) 2( -) ---------------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Indicative U.S. dollar quotations in over-the-counter market in information system REUTERS at closing of KASE sessions (disregarding settlement dates) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bid 154.42( -) 154.39(-0.03) 154.41(-0.01) Offer 154.46(+0.01) 154.44(-0.03) 154.46(-0.01) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: weighted average rate is given for main and evening sessions, for additional - closing rate; best ask and offer prices at closing of the trades are shown as the Exchange's quotations. Results of the day showed that there were no significant changes in the country's money market's conjuncture. Despite some growth of weighted average dollar rate at the main session relative to previous day, today sellers did not manage to raise the rate. During the morning active phase dollar was quoted in the interval 154.44 - 154.45, and at day time sellers failed to raise the rate higher. As the result stock exchange's trades and interbank over- the-counter market closed with some decrease. Resulting the day's parameters, IRBIS analysts expect insignificant USD rate decrease tomorrow. [2002-10-09]