OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2012. The spot-turnover at the Bank Interbank Currency Exchange (BBVB) has soared 2.5-fold during the 50th week of 2012 against a 7-fold collapse a week earlier.

BBVB reported that for 10-14 December turnover of the BBVB Bourse E-System of Trades (BEST) on spot operations in US dollars totaled USD 14.2 million against USD 5.677 million a week earlier and USD 59.205 million for 12–16 March (this year’s still best index for a week).

The best trading week in 2011 was registered on 18-22 April (USD 108.76 million), in 2010 on 29 November - 3 December (USD 80.88 million) and for the entire history for 16-19 March 2009 (USD 276.588 million).

This year BEST turnover on spot deals for December still reaches USD 19.887 million against USD 78.7 million in November, USD 91.075 million in October, USD 40.477 million in September, USD 71.849 million in August, USD 87,336 million in July, USD 101.4 million in June, USD 97.1 million in May, USD 54.409 million in April, USD 106.658 million in March, USD 47.3 million in February and USD 82.497 million in January.

The 2012 spot transaction turnover on US dollar still makes up USD 878.7 million versus USD 1.259 bn in 2011, USD 883.569 million in 2010, USD 2.009 bn in 2009, USD 2.46 bn in 2008 (record over all history of the exchange), USD 1.75 bn in 2007, USD 1.9 bn in 2006, the 2005 turnover of USD 813.284 million, the 2004 turnover record of USD 910.97 million and the 2003 turnover of USD 438.9 million.

Turnover on SWAP-deals for 2012 is still lacking. Such deals were not concluded in 2011 and for 2010 it totaled USD 34 million against their turnover of USD 260.4 million in 2009 when the best index a month was registered in April (USD 67.4 million).

During the 50th workweek of 2012 the following deals were concluded at BEST with valuation on the same day (T+0): on 10 December turnover totaled USD 4,500 (rate: AZN/USD 0.7839); on 11 December – USD 4.006 million (rate: AZN/USD 0.7842); on 12 December USD 2 million (rate: AZN/USD 0.7842); on 13 December – no deals were concluded; on 14 December - USD 7.75 million (rate: AZN/USD 0.7840).

Turnover for 16 March (USD 51.59 million) is still the best for 2012. Turnover for 5 June 2008 (USD 143.749 million) is the best for entire history of BEST system and turnover of exchange per trading day, but on 13 March BEST spot turnover (USD 134.353 million) and swap-deals (USD 24 million) made USD 158.353 million - a new absolute record. Best spot-turnover for a week was registered on 2-6 June 2008 - USD 282.97 million. Best spot-turnover in 2009 per day was registered on 17 March - USD 121.799 million.