Prices for liquefied gas, cement and sugar decreased at the Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange

    Finance 1 March 2022 1677

    Over the last week, that is, for the period from February 21-27, goods worth 2,495.3 billion soums were sold on all trading platforms of the Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange JSC, which is 10.5% more than in the previous week. Of these, 88.3% of sales accounted for stock trading, 0.5% - for exhibition and fair auctions, 10.9% - for public procurement and 0.3% - for online auctions of license plates.

    The total volume of transactions involving small businesses and private entrepreneurship amounted to 731.5 billion soums. As a result of electronic bidding on public procurement, the total savings of budget and corporate customers amounted to 45.4 billion soums.

    During the period under review, 3,526 license plates worth 8.7 billion soums were sold through an online auction. As a result of competitive bidding, 5.2% of completed transactions fall on transactions on premium-class autonomous cars; 7.7% of transactions on the 2nd category; 8.8% on the 3rd category; 11.8% on the 4th category; 23.3% on the 5th category; and 43.3% on the 6th category of autonomous cars, according to "Review".

    Stock trading

    During the reporting period, commodity resources worth 2,203.8 billion soums were sold at open exchange auctions. The sellers' enterprises put the goods on the stock exchange in accordance with the approved schedules, including:

    Sugar

    A decrease in prices was recorded on the sugar exchange market. During the past week, 7,855.0 tons of sugar were sold.

    During the period under review, the daily average price of sugar of all categories decreased from 8,308.5 thousand soums to 8,264.5 thousand soums per ton.

    Cement

    During the past week, 207.9 thousand tons of cement were put up for sale, of which 135.4 thousand tons, or 65.2%, were sold. The daily volume of cement sales averaged 27.1 thousand tons.

    During the period under review, the daily average price of cement of all brands decreased from 572.9 thousand soums to 556.8 thousand soums per ton, or by 2.8%. An average of 310 buyers took part in the exchange trades every day.

    Liquefied gas

    A decrease in prices was recorded on the exchange market of liquefied gas. During the past week, 4,411.0 tons of liquefied gas were put up for sale, of which all 100.0% were sold.

    During the period under review, the daily average price of liquefied natural gas decreased from 3,774.0 thousand soums to 3,730.5 thousand soums per ton, or by 1.2%.

    According to the results of exchange trading, the weekly weighted average price for liquefied gas amounted to 3,809.4 thousand soums per ton.