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Currency auction volume grows by 75.6% to $277.4mln on NASDAQ OMX

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  • Currency auction volume grows by 75.6% to $277.4mln on NASDAQ OMX

    Currency auction volume grows by 75.6% to $277.4mln on NASDAQ OMX
    Armenia stock exchange in February


    YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. Total volume of currency auctions was
    $277.4mln or equivalent of 84.6bln Drams on the NASDAQ OMX Armenia
    stock exchange in February this year.

    According to the analysis made by ARKA agency based on the information
    of NASDAQ OMX Armenia, this is an increase of 75.6% (i.e. $119.4mln or
    36.4bln Drams) against the volume recorded in January. Total number of
    transactions grew by 310 up to 1,022 transactions in February against
    January.

    In February this year average weighted exchange rate of the American
    currency was 305Drams for $1.
    The highest transaction volume at NASDAQ OMX Armenia was recorded on
    February 20 - $26mln and the lowest on February 11 - $2.3mln.

    Over the reporting period, no transaction in Euros was recorded on
    NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

    NASDAQ OMX Armenia (Armenian Stock Exchange till January 27 2009) open
    joint stock company was founded as a self-regulating organization in
    2001 embracing 21 dealer organizations. On November 9 the stock
    exchange was reorganized to an open joint stock company. OMX (NASDAQ
    OMX now) has been the 100% owner of NASDAQ OMX Armenia and the Central
    Depository since January 7 2008.

    The Central Bank of Armenia issued a license for auctions on
    purchase/sale of currency to NASDAQ OMX Armenia on November 7 2005.

    On March 6 2009, average20market exchange rates were as follow:
    $1=360.67Drams, 1 Euro=457Drams. `0--
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