Currency trading in Kazakhstan has seen another shift in trend: the US dollar is losing value while the national currency gains ground. The euro has also weakened. Given previous fluctuations, market volatility remains, reports infohub.kz.
According to the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), during trading on Monday, October 12, the weighted average dollar rate at 15:30 was 451.31 tenge per dollar, down 2.65 tenge.
The euro also lost value — 504.72 tenge (-4.98 tenge). It is important to remember that by the close of trading at 17:00, exchange rates may change.
Meanwhile, as of 15:30, exchange offices in major cities, according to Kurs.kz, offered the following prices for cash dollars:
Astana: buying — from 447 to 449 tenge, selling — from 454 to 456 tenge;
Almaty: buying — from 445 to 451 tenge, selling — from 450.9 to 452 tenge;
Shymkent: buying — from 449.5 to 451 tenge, selling — from 451.5 to 453 tenge.
As the euro also fell, exchange offices adjusted its value:
Astana: buying — from 500 to 502 tenge, selling — from 510 to 512 tenge;
Almaty: buying — from 498.5 to 506.5 tenge, selling — from 506.7 to 512 tenge;
Shymkent: buying — from 500 to 507 tenge, selling — from 507 to 515 tenge.
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