Equities -- Kazakhstan Weekly News

In the week of 10-14 May the common and preferred shares in Kazakhmys Corporation (KZMS, KZMSp) were the most tradable on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). One transaction was concluded for preferred shares in the oil company MangistauMunaiGas (MMGZp). The company's shares were last traded on the KASE on 25 June 1998 and there were minor trades on the OTC market last autumn as well. One transaction was reported for common shares in Kazakhtelecom (KZTK) and shares in the Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (HSBK). The results are summarised in the table below. (IRBIS)

Company	Date	Number of Shares Sold	Closing Price US$	Volume US$
MMGZp	May--11	1,500	8.93	13,396.07
HSBK	May--11	933	1.1	1,037.55
KZTK	May--11	10,000	15.78	157,810.95
KZMS	May-12	5,000	7.50	37,500.21
KZMS	May-13	10,000	12.25	122,499.36
KZMSp	May-14	3,170	2.56-6.99	19,283.42
KZMS	May-14	1,589	5.13-9.98	13,392.17

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