OREANDA-NEWS. December 30, 2010. For 27-31 December turnover of Bourse E-system of Trades (BEST) of the Bank Interbank Currency Exchange (BBVB) totaled USD 54.12 million US dollars that is 16.3%less against USD 64.69 million a week before, and considerably lower than turnover of USD 80.88 million (this year’s best index) for 29 November – 3 December and last year’s best index a week (16-19 March - USD 276.588 million), BBVB reported.

As a result, this December BEST turnover on spot-deals made USD 139.42 million versus USD 165.79 million in November (this year’s best indicator), USD 58.5 million in October, USD 30.4 million in September, USD 46.186 million in August, USD 100.818 million in July, USD 31.5 million in June, USD 45.559 million in May, USD 48.3 million in April, USD 40.9 million in March, USD 61.107 million in February, USD 79.537 million in January 2010, USD 711.456 million in March (a monthly turnover record for the exchange’s whole history), USD 439.087 million in June 2008 (earlier best turnover for BEST entire history), the 2007 record of USD 310.3 million in July, BBVB entire history turnover record of USD 434.432 million in December 2006, the 2005 record of USD 108.781 million in September, the 2004 record of USD 97.59 million in March, the 2003 record of USD 100.428 million in December.

The 2010 spot transaction turnover on US dollar made USD 857.042 million versus USD 2.009 bn in 2009, USD 2.46 bn in 2008 (record over all history of the exchange), USD 1.75 bn in 2007, USD 1.9 bn in 2006, the 2005 turnover of USD 813.284 million, the 2004 turnover record of USD 910.97 million and the 2003 turnover of USD 438.9 million. Turnover on SWAP-deals for 2010 totals USD 34 million against their turnover of USD 260.4 million in 2009 when the best index a month was registered in April (USD 67.4 million).

During the workweek of 2010 the following deals with valuation of currencies on the same day were concluded in BEST (T+0): on 27 December turnover reached USD 15.33 million (rate: AZN 0.7969 to the US dollar); on 28 December USD 36.34 million (rate: AZN 0.7967 to the US dollar), on 29 December USD 1.45 million (rate: AZN 0.7967 to the US dollar), on 30 December USD 1 million (rate: AZN 0.7967 to the US dollar), no trades will be held on 31 December on the account of national holiday.

Turnover for 30 November (USD 55.8 million) is still the best indicator per trading day in 2010 and turnover for 5 June 2008 (USD 143.749 million) became the best for entire history of BEST and turnover of exchange per trading day, but on 13 March 2009 spot-transaction turnover (USD 134.353 million) and swap deals (USD 24 million) made USD 158.353 million – an absolutely new record.

The best turnover on SWAP-deals for the week was registered on 2-6 June 2008 - USD 282.974 million. The best in 2009 turnover on SWAP-deals for a day was registered on 17 March - USD 121.799 million.