OREANDA-NEWS. By shares trading results on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on May 18, 2016, KASE Index decreased by 7.38 points (0.75 %) from 983.12 to 975.74.

The first deal fixed the index at 983.62. During the trades the maximum value made up 984.53, the minimum – 970.13.

Volume of deals in shares included in the KASE index representative list, on May 18 against the previous trading day increased by 48.6 % and made up KZT153.7 mln (USD465.6 th.).

KASE Index calculation basis according to trade results
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Last price,
tenge per share
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Ticker May 18, 16 May 17, 16 % %
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CCBN 140.00 140.00 0 2.9
GB_KZMS 745.00 762.00 -2.2 12.7
HSBK 33.20 33.70 -1.5 15.1
KCEL 1,112.37 1,070.00 +4.0 15.4
KEGC 830.00 822.55 +0.9 10.4
KZTK 10,301.00 10,650.00 -3.3 12.2
KZTO 986.00 985.00 +0.1 15.5
RDGZ 13,600.00 14,050.00 -3.2 15.8
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KASE Index change
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Change:
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Period % % APR*
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Last 30 days (month) +1.3 +16.2
From beginning of current year (from 01.01.16) +11.6 +30.6
Last 365 days (year) +13.1 +13.1
In 2015 -8.8 -8.8
From the beginning of 2014 +6.3 +2.6
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* Yield is calculated on the basis actual/365.

The last KASE Index value on any day is the last index value fixed on KASE on this day.

The KASE Index shows a change in prices of the index representative list stocks for calculation of the index, with account to capitalization of such issuers and a number of such stocks in free float. One stock weight must not exceed 15 %. The KASE Index is calculated during a trading day as deals in the representative list stocks are concluded. If during a trading day no deals are made in a representative list stock, then for purposes of such calculation results of the last resultant trade session are used.