OREANDA-NEWS. By shares trading results on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on August 18, 2016, KASE Index increased by 6.41 points (0.59 %) from 1,082.95 to 1,089.36. The first deal fixed the index at 1,082.10. During the trades the maximum value made up 1,099.80, the minimum – 1,074.93. Volume of deals in shares included in the KASE index representative list, on August 18 against the previous trading day decreased by 44.9 % and made up KZT95.2 mln (USD279.3 th.). 
KASE Index calculation basis according to trade results
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                   Last price,              
               tenge per share              
        ---------------------- Change Weight
Ticker  Aug 18, 16  Aug 17, 16      %      %
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CCBN        158.99      158.99      0    2.8
GB_KZMS     773.02      727.02   +6.3   16.5
HSBK         44.81       45.85   -2.3   15.2
KCEL      1,125.00    1,125.00      0   14.7
KEGC      1,001.00    1,001.54   -0.1   10.5
KZTK     11,700.00   11,800.00   -0.8   11.7
KZTO        937.16      933.01   +0.4   14.6
RDGZ     15,489.79   15,489.79      0   14.0
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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)                            +6.1  +71.5
From beginning of current year (from 01.01.16) +24.6  +39.0
Last 365 days (year)                           +38.4  +38.4
In 2015                                         -8.8   -8.8
From the beginning of 2014                     +18.7   +7.1
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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.