OREANDA-NEWS. On August 22, 2008 By the results of stock trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) KASE index increased by 6.42 points (0.3 %) from 2.048.51 to 2.054.93, reported the press-centre of KASE.

The first deal of the day locked in the index value on the level of 2.048.10. During the trades, maximal value of the index was registered at the level of 2.074.02, and minimal - at 2.033.75.

On August 22, the volume of deals with shares, included in the representative list of the index, increased in tenge terms by 1.9 times comparing to the previous day and made KZT502.8 m. (USD4,198.6 th.).