Dollar rate is still working through compensating movement at KASE after falling on September 1

/IRBIS, Andrey Tsalyuk, Sergey Yakovlev, September 3, 04/ - Today the next morning trades in U.S. dollar were held at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on TOD payment terms. Below are main parameters of the trade and comparison with corresponding indicators of previous morning session. Table of trade results (tenge per dollar, th. dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicator Value Trend ---------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ Rate of the first deal 135.99 +0.49 Maximum rate 135.99 -0.01 Volume at maximum price 5 0 Minimum rate 135.51 +0.01 Volume at minimum price 5 0 Rate of the last deal 135.86 +0.09 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ Weighted average rate 135.83 +0.14 Volume of the session 10,270 -6,895 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ Number of deals 134 -55 Number of participants 18 -2 Volume of unsatisfactory offer* 1,365 +860 Volume of unsatisfactory demand* 2,925 -1,090 Best demand at KASE at closing 135.85 +0.10 Best offer at KASE at closing 135.87 +0.08 ---------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ Best demand at 11:00 out of stock exchange (REUTERS) 135.76 +0.01 Best offer at 11:00 at stock exchange (REUTERS) 135.86 +0.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------- * volume of corresponding active bids of STB in the trade system at closing of the trade Table of trade price levels --------------------------------------- Time (ALT) Price Volume, Number ------------ level th. USD of deals from to ------ ------- -------- ----- ----- 135.99 5 1 10:15 10:15 135.87 95 1 10:58 10:58 135.86 2285 25 10:34 10:59 135.85 1705 19 10:30 10:49 135.84 435 6 10:30 10:47 135.83 745 11 10:29 10:44 135.82 870 9 10:29 10:44 135.81 475 6 10:28 10:39 135.80 3120 45 10:15 10:43 135.79 415 7 10:22 10:29 135.78 105 2 10:21 10:22 135.77 10 1 10:21 10:21 135.51 5 1 10:15 10:15 ------ ------- -------- ----- ----- TOTAL 10270 134 10:15 10:59 --------------------------------------- Today the morning market was not surprising. As was expected, traders' activity remained the same that did not promote to appearance of any marked tendencies in rate's dynamics. Number of concluded deals decreased today. But they were made rather dynamically and with some prevalence of ask over bid that let dollar remain on upper price levels. Results of the session show that at the day market dollar may go on going upward but tenge may strengthen its positions as well till the end of the day. One hour after closing of the morning session out of stock exchange dollar was quoted at KZT135.86/96. At the day trades of KASE at 12:10 p.m. dollar was quoted at 135.98/136.01, the last deal was made at 135.99. [2004-09-03]