As APA reports, the volume of deals closed on the BEST (Bourse E-system of Trades) reached AZN 71.766mn or USD 80.9mn for the first time in the 13-year history of the BICEX.

6 deals were concluded among 8 banks in electron auction. The manat exchange rate rose to 0.8871/USD from 0.8876/USD according to the results of morning and afternoon sessions.

The volume of electronic trading equaled $115mn during early August and this indicator constitutes 92.4% of the same figure of July.

About 600 currency deals of $690mn have been registered since early this year and this figure is 85% of the indicator of last year.