Tashkent (UzDaily.com) -- Total turnover of the Uzbekistan Stock Exchange “Tashkent” (UzSE) was US$837.24 or 1.122 million soums on Friday, 24 October. It can be noted that the number of issuers, shares of which was traded at the trading sessions, reduced 3-4 times and turnover reduced 60 times compared to previous day. Perhaps, this was an effect of pre-weekend mood of investors, analysts of Essential Investments said. Stocks of only three issuers were traded during the day.

The smallest deal belongs to purchasing of one stock of food producing enterprise Yoggar. Such purchasing volume is quite typical for stocks of this issuer. Large number of deals on purchasing 2-3 or even 1 share of Yoggar were registered during 2007. Since the beginning of the year investors purchased 88 stocks, or 0.14% of authorized capital of the company at the UzSE.

Preferential stocks of Toshkent don mahsulot (Tashkent grain-crop products (51% is owned by JSC Uzdonmahsulot (Uzbek grain-crop products)) have pleased investors in the reporting day. During the day these securities were traded at a price of US$0.22, which is 9.09% higher than the previous trading session.

Share price of JSC Uzbektelecom, which is justly can be considered a local blue chip company, remained unchanged. During the day investors purchased preferred stocks of this issuer at a price of US$1.86 per stock.

Total turnover of preferred stocks of JSC Uzbektelecom made US$753, which is 89% of total trade turnover. Deals on stocks of Yoggar and Toshkent don mahsulot made about US$85, which is 10% of total market turnover of the day.

Source: Essential Investments (www.ei.uz)